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POWERHOUSE GLOBAL MAGAZINE (PGMAG)
INTERVIEW WITH:
SUE MAISANO (SM)
PGMAG: Sue, great to have you on today’s interview. SM: Thank you for having me. And thank you for providing such an amazing platform for change makers! PGMAG: You have an interesting life story which I believe would help our readers. Please kindly introduce yourself and share a brief on your journey. SM: I will try to be brief. My journey started in a poor Chinese farmer’s household where I was born and raised. I was just a small village
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girl pretty much never went out of town until college. Generations of my family were tied to the same village. My dad was an elementary school dropout and my mom suffered a strange illness and suicidal thoughts. From an early age I knew I was the only one who could change my own fate. Luckily, I got in one of the top Universities in China as the first one in my family to enter college. In my third year, a crazy dream found me, and that was to come to America for advanced studies in biology. My dream was ridiculed, because like I said I was just a small village girl never been anywhere. No one would have thought this quiet girl would have such a bold and impossible dream. From decision
