Descendants Of Hope ®

Inspirational journey into lives of First-Generation Immigrant Americans who have reached heights their ancestors could never have imagined. ✨#DescendantsOfHope

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

Congratulations to #QweenJean on this historic milestone and for continuing to inspire through creativity, advocacy and representation. #TonyAwards

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

Happy #Pride🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This week’s #MondayMotivation recognizes Qween Jean, a Haitian🇭🇹American costume designer, activist and community leader who made history last night as the first openly transgender person to win a #Tony Award.

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

Qween Jean earned the award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for her work on “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” a ballroom-inspired reimagining of the classic production.

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

From an idea, “Haitians Rock” grew and is flourishing as it is helping to promote pride in a people.🇭🇹👏🏾

Congratulations on 14 years of “Rock by Ronald Timmer”

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

Meet Ronald Timmer, a son of Haitian🇭🇹immigrants and our #FeatureFriday Descendant Of Hope!

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

The all-inclusive line “Rock by Ronald Timmer” — which just celebrated its 14th anniversary — highlights Jamaicans, Trinidadians and other cultures in the brotherhood and sisterhood of humanity.

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

Established in 2006, the observance was created to honor the lasting impact of Caribbean Americans on the nation’s growth and success.

Descendants Of Hope wishes communities across the country a meaningful month of celebration, reflection and cultural pride.

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

This week’s #NewsmakerWednesday recognizes the 20th anniversary of National #CaribbeanAmericanHeritageMonth, celebrating the history, culture and contributions of Caribbean Americans across the United States.🏝️✨

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

Previously, Chiang served as president of Purdue University, a role he has held since Jan 2023. He will begin his new role at Northwestern on July 1.

Congratulations to Northwestern’s newest president Mung Chiang on this historic milestone and remarkable career achievement!👏✨

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

This week’s #MondayMotivation goes to Mung Chiang, a Chinese American🇨🇳 educator and engineer recently named the next president of Northwestern University — becoming the first Asian American to hold the position in the institution’s 175-year history.

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

She is an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. Besides her love for music, her hobbies are reading, adult coloring, puzzles, and spending time with family. Josy currently lives in uptown Manhattan, Inwood.

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

Meet Josy Dussek, a native of Haiti🇭🇹 and today’s #FeatureFriday Descendant Of Hope!

Josy and her parents were born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She arrived in New York🗽 at the age of 5 years old and grew up in the Queens neighborhood of Laurelton.

[Descendants Of Hope ® @HopeDescendants]

She produced free and accessible arts and cultural events, such as music, dance, theater, opera, comedy, puppetry and family programs, in all five boroughs of New York City.