Virginia Changemakers
Search using this query type:

Search only these record types:


Advanced Search (Items only)

Browse Items (39 total)

  • Tags: Business and Entrepreneurship

2021 SMW_LouiseLucas (96dpi).jpg
As a community activist, entrepreneur, and state senator, L. Louise Lucas has been a tireless advocate for residents of southeastern Virginia.
Portsmouth

dareen-aloudeh-ahmad-abdulsalam--family_40819728170_o.jpg
Natives of Damascus and Aleppo, Dareen and Ahmed Aloudeh fled the war in Syria after their home and Ahmed's tailoring business were destroyed in 2012.

mohammad-hassanzada_30898022178_o.jpg
A native of Afghanistan,Mohammad Hassanzadais the owner of Tribal Rug Gallery in Roanoke.
Afghanistan

xang-mimi-ho_42957806560_o.jpg
A native of Laos,Xang Mimi Howorks, teaches, and travels internationally as a professional photographer.
Northern Virginia

kyung-jun_42957809010_o.jpg
A native of South Korea,Kyung Jun earned a degree in cosmetology and is a leader in the Korean community in Northern Virginia.
Alexandria

chris-little_44733839312_o.jpg
A native of Ireland, Chris Little co-founded a successful software and human resource consulting company.
Charlottesville

rasheed-qambari_41727305675_o.jpg
A native of Kurdish Iraq, Rasheed Qambari, owns a carpet-cleaning business in Harrisonburg.
Harrisonburg

pedro-sanchez-loida-tema-and-family_28754570088_o.jpg
Natives of Mexico and Guatemala, Pedro builds and repairspoultry shipping crates on Eastern Shore, and Loida is raising their four children.
Eastern Shore

dave-weir_44768064501_o.jpg
A native of Northern Ireland, David Weir works as a baker in Reston.
Reston

Baldwin.jpg
Dana Olden Baldwin was a community physician whose entrepreneurial spirit created a thriving African-American business district in Martinsville.
Martinsville
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2