Irma’s oldest was graduating from high school. She heard about programs for other cultures that brought teens back to their countries of origin with others like themselves. She wished a program for her kids, for Indian-Americans, existed.

The first call she made was to her friend Nishant, an educator working in India and the U.S. “Nishant, I have an idea and I think you might be the perfect person to do this with.” Irma as a first-generation Indian American, and Nishant as an immigrant to the United States, two different leaders and stories connected through their identity roots.

Nishant’s background as an educator and direct ties and roots in India, and Irma’s connections and expertise in marketing and communications, also raising two children as Indian Americans, seemed the perfect complement to leverage a growing need across cultures, communities, and families to find authentic connections to the place we call home.

Like one’s family and home, this is personal to Irma and Nishant, and we hope it will become personal for you too.