Faruza Kalaba
As an In-Flight Refueler for the Air National Guard, Kalaba traveled the globe and had the opportunity to defend her country of heritage during the Kosova War. From the Balkans to the United States, Faruza Kalaba’s family history is as...
Bashkim Kadriu, M.D.
Witnessing the ravaging effects of a war inspired an Albanian student to study medicine and learn how to heal the mind and the body. After living through the war in Kosova and witnessing the psychological fear and hatred it produced,...
Gjon Junçaj, ESQ.
A Federal Prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, Juncaj got his start as a small-town law student with supportive immigrant parents and big dreams. When Gjon Juncaj’s family left their home in the Malësia...
William N. Johns
Taught at an early age to treat everyone with love and respect, Johns now dedicates his life to raising community awareness and acceptance of cultural, racial, and religious differences. William N. Johns and his parents, Nicholas and Olimbia, immigrated to...