The middle child of a large immigrant family, Jasmine Lim spent her childhood in New York City and Long Island. Jasmine just celebrated the 100th anniversary of her late father, a WWII veteran, arriving in the US as a Chinese immigrant. She has lived in Parsippany for 36 years, has held a variety of city management positions throughout New Jersey, is currently retired, and volunteers on the board for Habitat for Humanity.
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Plainfield native David Peña details growing up as a queer child, and the love he has for his mother’s dedication to her children. David struggled in school after being placed in bilingual classes that stunted his general education. He is a talented artist and fashion designer who takes care of his mother, but he and his husband have recently experienced houselessness. David depended on Coming Home of Middlesex to help him with this situation.
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