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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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Slide 11 of 11
June 5, 2013
Estrella Dezaday, 65, takes a break from housekeeping at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California. Dezaday moved from the Philippines to the United States in 1980 in order to find work. "My first memory in the United States is riding on a roller coaster at Disneyland."
Susannah Kay / Ohio University
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