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A Los Angeles bookstore owner on reinventing her small business during the pandemic

by Daisy Palacios

Oct 12, 2020

Celene Navarrete had to close her shop doors in March and is now growing her online store and attending virtual book fairs.

Celene Navarrete, left, and Chiara Arroyo, owners of LA Librería in Los Angeles.

Sergio López Valero/Courtesy of Celene Navarrete

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One Syrian refugee’s story: From civil engineer to daycare owner

by Reema Khrais

Aug 16, 2018

As a Syrian living in Turkey, Dania Abdulbaqi struggled to find formal work as an engineer.

After struggling to find work as an engineer, Dania Abdulbaqi opened a daycare in Gaziantep, Turkey.

Courtesy of Mahmoud Al Basha

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