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- Subject is exactly "New Virginians"
Elena Zemmel
A native of Tajikistan, Elena Zemmel works at University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville; Native of Tajikistan
Elizabeth Guzman
A native of Peru, Elizabeth Guzmancurrently represents the 31st District (Prince William and Fauquier Counties) in Virginia's House of Delegates.
Prince William & Fauquier Counties
Farideh Goldin
A native of Iran,Farideh Goldinis the author of Leaving Iran: Between Migration and Exile and Wedding Song: Memoirs of an Iranian Jewish Woman.
Norfolk
Gankhuyag (Ganna) Natsag
A native of Mongolia, Gankhuyag (Ganna) Natsag is world renowned as a master of the ancient Buddhist ritual known as Tsam.
Isabel Castillo
A native of Mexico, Isabel Castilloreceived an honorary doctorate from the University of San Francisco for her advocacy work on behalf of immigrants' rights.
Harrisonburg
Jacques Mushagasha
A native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jacques Mushagasha is the founder and current president of the Alliance for Good Government and Peace in Africa in Harrisonburg.
Harrisonburg
Jose Francisco Garcia
A native of El Salvador,Jose Francisco Garciais currently a graduate student at Virginia Tech's Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Eastern Shore
Julia Garcia
A native of Bolivia, Julia Garciais a leader in the preservation of her native Quechua language and Bolivian folk traditions, especially dance.
Arlington
Karla Almendarez-Ramos
A native of Honduras, KarlaAlmendarez-Ramosis human services coordinator and manager of the Office of Multicultural Affairs for the City of Richmond.
Richmond
Kika Husejnovic
A native of Bosnia, Kika Husejnovic has worked as a refugee resettlement coordinator with Richmond office of Church World Services for the past 17 years.
Richmond