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Ismet Lukaj, M.D.

Dr. Lukaj created the Albanian Health Initiative, the first study to provide insight into the health of the Albanian American community. “If you were to tell this dishwasher that he would one day see himself as a physician working in an academic medical center, aiming to improve the lives of...

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Gjilberta Lucaj

The talented Albanian cellist has an ear and a heart for music that captures the attention of audiences around the globe. Gjilberta Lucaj, born and raised in Shkodër, Albania, showed proclivity to music at a very young age. Her parents enrolled her in a music school, where she followed...

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Nick Leshi

Nick Leshi is the Director of Public Relations at The New York Botanical Gardens and an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University’s Communications Department. He was born and raised in the Bronx, which has a wonderfully large Albanian American community. He considers himself to be extremely fortunate...

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Donald Leka

A pioneer and innovator, Leka is the founder of TransMedia and the creator of the industry-leading and awardwinning cloud-computing platform, the Glide OS. “It was July 20, 1969. I was 5 years old. I sat transfixed on the floor of...