CPOY 68 Interpretive Project Award of Excellence: Golden City Mosiac
It takes faith and courage to leave the familiar and move halfway around the globe in hopes of building a new life. Yet, for these eleven immigrants, dreams of attending college, finding work, reconnecting with family, and exploring the world were reason enough to relocate to San Francisco, California, where they now contribute to the mosaic of interwoven cultures representing one of the most diverse cities in America.
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June 4, 2013
Vaughn Osmond Nixon, 59, manager of Duggan's Funeral Service in San Francisco, California, poses for a portrait in the funeral home chapel on June 4, 2013. Nixon moved from Grenada to the United States in 1976 to attend the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, where his two brothers also attended. When recalling his first day in the United States, Nixon said, "It was a Tuesday afternoon and 64 degrees. That's the coldest I had ever been in my life."
Susannah Kay / Ohio University
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