May 26, 2022 Hidden Heroes: Jovito Salonga Jovito "Jovy" Salonga was the youngest of five brothers born into poverty in the Philippine Islands. His father was a Presbyterian minister, and his mother was a street vendor. In spite of...
May 19, 2022 Hidden Heroes: Wong Kim Ark Birthright Citizenship Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco around 1870. His parents were Chinese immigrants but were not allowed to apply for US citizenship. In 1889, Wong traveled with...
May 12, 2022 Hidden Heroes: Fred Korematsu A Forty Year Struggle for Vindication Fred Korematsu was born in California in 1919 to parents who came to America from Japan in 1905. His family had a flower nursery. As...
May 5, 2022 Just Imagine…Meeting the Challenge to “Lead On!” Justin Dart was born into a wealthy family in 1930. At age 18, he contracted polio right before entering college. As a result of the polio infection, Dart became a...
April 28, 2022 Just Imagine…Sharing the Gift of Life Charles Drew was born in 1904 to a middle-class African American family in Washington DC. He seemed destined to have a career as an athlete, lettering in four sports in...
April 21, 2022 Just Imagine…Social Entrepreneurship Leila Janah was born in 1982 to parents who came to the US from India. When Leila was 17, she won a scholarship which gave her the opportunity to teach...
April 14, 2022 Just Imagine…the Origins of Societal Change Anyone who was around during the 1960s British Invasion of the American rock and roll scene knows the song “The House of the Rising Sun” as sung by the Animals....
April 7, 2022 Just Imagine…Pioneers of Progress Just imagine the originators of positive social change in our society. Think about the pioneers who were some of the first advocates for social justice, human rights, civil rights, gender...
March 31, 2022 Just Imagine…The Reach of Imagination Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (also commonly known as Ada Lovelace), was the only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the famous English poet. Ada's mother, Lady Byron, was a talented...