GEORGE ASIMAH

SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE

GASIMAH@ICSTARS.ORG

. MY PARENTS ARE FROM GHANA, WEST AFRICA

. I WAS BORN IN SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA

. I LIVED IN GHANA FROM AGE 2 TO 7

. I WAS RAISED BETWEEN NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY. WE MOVED TO BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS IN 1990

MY HOBBIES: I LOVE PLAYING FOOTBALL, BOXING, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, CREATING MUSIC, DISCOVERING NEW INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIESAND ENTREPRENEURIAL SHIP

BOB MARLEY’S MUSIC INSPIRES ME

MOHAMMED ALI VS. JOE FRAZIER

CIVIC EXPERIENCE – VOLUNTEERING, CAMPAIGNS, CAUSES

VOLUNTEERING AT PADS DUPAGE HOMELESS SHELTER

FIGHTING FOR RIGHTS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES

THE MOST PRESSING CIVIC ISSUE FACING MY COMMUNITY TODAY

LACK OF GOOD PAYING JOBS

HIGH COST OF HEALTH CARE

WHY AM A MEMBER OF I.C. STARS

I CAME TO I.C. STARS BECAUSE OF THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY THEY PROVIDE TO

LEARNING TECHNOLOGY SKILLS IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, PLUS THE

BACKING AND PUSH THEY PROVIDE TO INDIVIDUAL TO MAKE SOCIAL IMPACTS IN

LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.