by Avantpage | Oct 4, 2017 | Culture & Tradition
I emigrated from Mexico to the United States when I was 19 years old, a dream I held since I was a little boy. In my American dream, I became an engineer, got married, had children, and opened a successful business that provided other immigrants with opportunities to...
by Avantpage | Jun 29, 2017 | Culture & Tradition
As an immigrant-founded and driven company that serves immigrant populations in the United States, Avantpage loves to celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month. Founded in 2014, Immigrant Heritage Month honors the contributions of immigrants by highlighting business...
by Avantpage | Feb 15, 2017 | Culture & Tradition
With so many changes ahead for American politics, many are asking big questions about immigrants and immigration. Under the new presidency, will legal statuses be revoked? Will DACA remain in place? These major shifts in politics impact over 42 million immigrants...
by Avantpage | Dec 7, 2015 | Culture & Tradition
I celebrated my birthday and Thanksgiving with a visit to the gorgeous Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay Area. The weather was cold and sunny, with beautiful views of San Francisco, Marin County and Berkeley. We also visited the US Immigration Station (USIS),...
by Avantpage | Sep 8, 2015 | Culture & Tradition
What do Microsoft, Intel, Google, Ebay and Procter & Gamble have in common? They are either led by, or were founded by, immigrants to the United States. In fact, Forbes recently reported that a whopping 40% of the largest US companies were founded by immigrants or...
by Avantpage | Aug 17, 2015 | Culture & Tradition
I am an immigrant to the United States and, like many immigrants today, I originally came on a temporary student visa, and was seduced by the beauty and vitality of this alluring land. I got married, became a citizen, and love both my new country as well as my country...
