At points in our lives, we were refugees and immigrants. We faced extraordinarily difficult circumstances. We were determined to build better lives for ourselves. To some degree, we have accomplished that. We are grateful for the opportunities we had been given. Because of our collective experiences, we decided to start this foundation to assist young children of refugees and immigrants. We want to encourage them to purse their education by sharing our experiences with them so that they have the confidence that they too can achieve their goals and become successful at whatever it is that they choose to do.