"I’ve sort of been an outsider in a lot of different phases of my life - being born in the US to immigrants..."

Profession: Retired Teacher; Healer; Therapist. "Hope is the boldest act of imagination that one can have."

Dr. Christine Chin-Sim didn't have any intention of being a working woman in her 20s. It wasn't in her mind.

Torchbearer: Hyepin Im. Korean-American. An accountant turned non-profit executive and community advocate.

In the Latin or Hispanic culture, things like that can be frowned upon. We’re often told that if you have a job stay there.

Starting off her journey with uncertainty, hopping from job to job and city and city, she used the power of self-awareness to dig deep.

Torchbearer: Annamária Porkolab-Minarik — Hungarian. Budapest, Hungary. She’s the hard-fought fusion of work and passion

Torchbearer: Lola Adele-Oso — Nigerian. Maryland, USA. The Executive Director/ Co-Founder of Act4Accountability and Diaspora RiseUP