Hard Work, Determination, and Generosity Steer An Immigrant To Success

Arriving in the United States penniless and speaking broken English didn’t deter Sunny K. Park from pursuing the American Dream. Listening to his boss and exceeding his expectations propelled Park from being a newly minted life insurance salesman to becoming CEO and founder of General Building Maintenance, Inc. and Hepatech Clean Room Services, Inc., President of Global Sun Investments, Inc., and founder of the Good Neighboring Foundation, Inc.

Hard Work, Determination, and Generosity Steer An Immigrant To Success

11/01/2005

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