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| A monthly look at newcomers to Rochester |
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 | In pursuit of their own American dream Champak Bhakta emigrated to the United States in 1978. He and his wife, Mina have run a motel in Stewartville for seven years. • Part 1: Indian couple puts down roots in Stewartville |
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After emigrating from Somalia, Gaal thrives in Rochester Zakaria Gaal has thrived since coming to Rochester in 1997. The Somali immigrant, who held a law degree in his native land, has landed a job with a local law firm, bought a house, volunteers with the Rochester school and court systems, and is devout in his Muslim faith. •
After emigrating from Somalia, Gaal thrives in Rochester |
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 | 'What's it going to be in my life?' Jorge Solis's days on the run from the Immigration and Naturalization Service are long over. He has three children in local schools and, as the owner of two of southern Minnesota's most popular Mexican restaurants, the Fiesta Mexicana in Rochester and Red Wing, he employs more than 30 workers. Most important, though, is Jorge's unofficial position as a role model, a personal adviser and "padrone" in Rochester's community of 1,500 Hispanic immigrants. • Mexican man finds passport to new life in Rochester |
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 | Translator helps immigrants create new life in America Phengta Phetsarath began her journey to Rochester by sewing $100 into the waistband of her skirt, saying a prayer to Buddha and giving her husband a hard choice. It was 1980. She had decided to flee Laos and its communist government, which had abducted her sister in the middle of the night. • Translator helps immigrants create new life in America |
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 | Building a new life in America Konstantin Kulikov is a Russian immigrant with an American dream. Kulikov is one of 250 Russians in Rochester, an entrepreneur who represents both the new face of a region growing ever more diverse, and the age-old American dream of hard work and freedom leading to fulfillment. • Building a new life in America |
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