The immigrants who will be honored here are from Korea, Mexico, Iceland, Philippines, Germany and Eritrea. A perfect example of our "melting pot". DP
By: Karen Hata
sfgate.com: The Commonwealth Club will honor six immigrants to the U.S. selected for having best achieved the American Dream at the group's 20th Annual Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner on April 30 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.
Those recognized will be lifetime board chair of the philanthropic Koret Foundation, Susan Koret, born in Seoul; Hispanic television Univision's number one news anchor Jorge Ramos from Mexico; artistic director and choreographer of the internationally renowned San Francisco Ballet, Helgi Tomasson, from Iceland; travel guru and owner of Casto Travel, Maryles Casto from the Philippines; high-tech entrepreneur, founder of LHM Ventures, and executive director of The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, Lore Harp McGovern, born in Germany; and Executive Director UCSF's Global Health Sciences, Dr. Haile T. Debas from Eritrea.
This dinner will mark the club's 105th anniversary and will also offer cocktails, a silent auction and a film that focuses on the achievements of the honorees.
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