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Thu Aug 3, 2017, 09:23 AM Aug 2017

A few examples of people who came to the US with nothing

and made a fortune (and an impact)

Jerry Yang, founder of Yahoo
Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo
Andrew Ly, founder of Sugar Bowl Bakery
Vinod Dham, the "Father of Pentium"
Rajat Gupta, former managing director of McKinsey & Company
Elie Wiesel, author
Mel Martinez, former U.S. Senator and current chairman of Chase Bank Florida
Andy Grove, co-founder of Intel Corporation
Lowell Hawthorne, founder of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill
Gene Simmons, original KISS bandmember
Gurbaksh Chahal, founder of Gwallet
Ahmad Meradji, CEO of Booklogix
Felix Sanchez de la Vega Guzman, founder of Puebla Foods

http://www.businessinsider.com/came-to-america-with-nothing-and-made-a-fortune-2012-1

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A few examples of people who came to the US with nothing (Original Post) TBA Aug 2017 OP
Even Trump's grandpappy. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #1
Who, as I recall, Dale Neiburg Aug 2017 #2
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