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Simon Vukel

Never  forgetting where he comes from: Yale-educated marketing leader preserves Albanian culture as Chair of the Albanian Festival.   On the day Simon Vukel graduated from Yale University, as his family was heading home, his father pulled the car over...

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Sania Vuçetaj

The Bronx-born Vucetaj made her dreams of opening her own brow salon come true, one celebrity eyebrow at a time. Sania Vucetaj has been obsessed with shaping and plucking eyebrows ever since she noticed her own imperfection—a scar that runs...

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Marina Vataj

Vataj is fulfilling her dream of working in journalism, serving as the Web Editor and Producer for an international publication.     Marina Vataj was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1982, though her parents, Pren and Jana Vataj,...

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Mizar Turdiu

Her father’s inspirational life story propelled Mizar Turdiu to pursue a career in journalism, where she made waves as an anchor and radio talk-show host. Mizar Turdiu could not be the Albanian American she is today without the influence of...