Burmese refugee liking life in America

by BRETT PERFILI Every year immigrants and refugees come to the United States seeking change, looking for opportunity and trying to discover some success in their new country. And as most Americans wake up on weekdays and head to work to make a living, Sebastian Palsuk, a Burmese refugee, is right there with them doing [...]

Stuck in the middle: Some bisexuals struggle to overcome stereotypes

by MISSY THOMPSON They are called fence-sitters, undecided or confused. Generally they are not accepted by straight or gay people, although the straight community lumps them in with the LGBT community. Bisexuals have been marginalized for many years because they are underrepresented within the LGBT community. Stereotypes surround them like a cloud. One misconception is [...]

Mundo Hispano publisher discusses her life, newspaper

by JAIME WINSTON Sandra Plazas is the coach of a soccer team for at-risk youth, vice president of an advertising agency and publisher of Mundo Hispano, a newspaper she owns with her mother. Large businesses advertise in the publication, including Nordstrom and Coca-Cola. The advertising agency, Hispanic Marketing and Consulting-La Agency, has been Plazas’ most financially [...]

Mormon church lends help to refugees

by BRETT PERFILI Every year people throughout the world come  to the United States for something better, whether it’s opportunity, a place to live or lifestyle. Some of these people are refugees who have fled from their native countries to seek better chances in their lives. According to the United States Department of State a refugee [...]

Salt Lake graphic designer builds business from scratch

by LANA GROVES Cal Nez remembered working at a small but growing graphic design business in Utah in the late 1980s. He was content being an artist and working on logos and designs, but the pay was small for the number of awards his designs were receiving. “We were the ad agency, graphic design [company] [...]