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Tradition...past, present, future...

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On my mother's side: her family lived in Romania--they immigrated to the Bronx.

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Symbolizes the Five Iroquois Nations--evidence supports my family history connects with Mohawk.  The purple background signifies the universe that surrounds us--peaceful, powerful energy!

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On my father's side:
My grandmother was born in Ontario, Canada--her father from Ontario--her mother a Native American--part of the Iroquois tribe.

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My parents were childhood sweethearts who grew up in Riverdale, Bronx.

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This is the house that anchors many memories that secure my sense of family, culture, and nurtures a sense of who I am.

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Over breakfast, he would pass along the Arts & Entertainment section along with the book review section.  My love of learning began within the walls of the dining room in this house.

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I can still smell the honeysuckle on these bushes that grew toward the garage in the back--or the lilacs that my mother and I would trim and place in a vase for our kitchen table.

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The House on 26th Avenue

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This is the place where  I learned to ride my bicycle, and where l fell so many times that my knees were never without bruises. This is also the place where I learned the value of commitment and dedication to learning something new; where my growth mindset was nurtured way before Carol Dweck's research!

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Across the street from that lot is a church (yes, it's still there). I would walk with my dad (or by myself as I got older) each Sunday morning to buy the Sunday New York Times.

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Born in Manhattan to parents who dreamed of raising a family that would add to their mission of making the world a better place. As one of four children, I was surrounded by love and a sense of curiosity about the world around me.  We moved to Queens when I was five (and moved when I was twelve).

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As you face the house you notice a parking lot on the other side of the bushes.

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Back then it looked like this:

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This is the house that anchors all of my strongest memories of my cultural identity.   Back then the house was white with green shutters…today the house looks like this: