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MODERN TOUCH BY OMEGA: A Modern American Success Story By Christine Eddington
Even if you’ve never heard of Nathan and Scarlet Cao, founders of Modern Touch by Omega, you’ve probably seen their work. They are the historic home rehabilitators behind the restoration of the Hawk Mansion and hundreds of other homes in Oklahoma City, but there’s much more to the story than that. Nathan and Scarlet Cao are living the quintessential American Dream. They own multiple businesses, have a beautiful family and are committed to making Oklahoma City’s neighborhoods stronger, one home at a time. Their story is one of struggle, immigration, tenacity and triumph, and it began when Nathan’s family left South Vietnam. “Our family immigrated to Oklahoma City in 1996 through the Humanitarian Operation program, which was set up by the United States’ government to sponsor former South Vietnamese who were involved in the former regime or worked for the United States. My dad served as an officer in South Vietnam Air Force. After the fall of Saigon, he was kept in “reeducation” camp or prison for 6.5 years,” Nathan says. Nathan came to America when he was 13 years old, and spoke no English. “My life as a teenager was a struggle from language barriers to social and culture shocks,” Nathan says. “My parents’ only wish was all about their children’s future which means that my sister and I have some stable desk job and family.” He and Scarlet met in 2009, shortly after Nathan, a natural entrepreneur, had begun buying residential rental properties. She was an international student at Oklahoma State University, and the two soon found out that they had much in common, particularly their interest in business and entrepreneurship.
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