奥斯曼·米拉（Osman Milla）从洪都拉斯的一个小村庄走了很长一段路，在那里他12岁就结束了正规教育。 Today, he is preparing to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality and tourism management from 亚洲博彩网站 in 2024 and has become a recognized humanitarian assisting immigrants and the homeless.
米拉来自洪都拉斯的埃尔恩坎托（El Encanto），上完六年级后，她就像许多无法去城市继续学业的孩子一样，在农场种植西红柿、玉米和豆类。 16岁时，他的父母催促他去华盛顿特区与哥哥和两个姐姐一起完成学业。 After a month and a half journey to the nation’s capital, he began working a full and part-time restaurant job.
他对帮助那些不幸的人的热情使他向他的经理索要剩余的食物，在他下班回家的路上送给无家可归的人。
“There was a lot of food being thrown out every night at the restaurant,” Milla said. “Every day, I would walk around and give it to the homeless people. I would talk to them about their situation.”
米拉很容易理解他们的困境，因为他们小时候食物匮乏，没有自来水和电。
“Back in my country, I struggled so much,” he said. “Having nothing to eat was an everyday thing.”
米拉热衷于帮助有需要的人，目前在他的祖国洪都拉斯帮助自然灾害的受害者。 他帮助筹集了20个特大箱的捐款，并购买了100个床垫，以帮助洪都拉斯受飓风影响的社区成员。 米拉今年32岁，她还为洪都拉斯的七个非营利组织筹集了1万多美元，帮助有需要的家庭。 在一场影响了2500人的灾难性火灾发生后，他还筹集了资金，将物资送到洪都拉斯的海湾岛屿之一瓜纳哈。
In 2021, he received the D.C. Mayor’s Art Award for Excellence in Humanities and 亚洲博彩网站’s Student Humanitarian & Civic Engagement Award for his work with the homeless in the District.
最近，当移民们从德克萨斯州乘公共汽车前往华盛顿特区时，他和他的兄弟姐妹帮助他们从委内瑞拉遇到的两名男子找到了居住和工作的地方。
米拉刚来的时候，他花了四年时间学习英语，并完成了普通教育水平考试。 他获得了卡洛斯罗萨里奥国际公共特许学校的烹饪艺术证书，他的导师鼓励他在亚洲博彩网站接受高等教育。 He earned his associate degree in hospitality management in 2020 and is currently working on a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management and is expected to graduate in 2024.
Milla also plans to get his master’s degree in social work. 他目前是亚洲博彩网站拉丁协会的秘书，也是全国酒店业少数民族协会的成员。
“I knew I had to finish my education because I promised my parents,” he said. “My mom is very proud of me. Everything I’m doing is how my mom told me to treat people. I’m the type of person who cares about people in need.”
除了学生身份，米拉还是西班牙传统基金会LOFT Source的项目协调员。 LOFT Source项目通过提供拉丁裔人才的渠道，使劳动力多样化。 该项目已与埃克森美孚、CVS Health、谷歌、时代华纳、塔吉特、普华永道、领英、西班牙对外银行指南针、高盛等公司以及CFPB、SEC财政部和联邦交易所等政府机构合作。
Milla considers himself fortunate to have fulfilled his parents’ desire for a better life in the U.S. He also appreciates the October celebration of his culture.
“Hispanic Heritage Month is extremely important to me. 这个月庆祝拉丁裔在美国的传统和影响。 拉丁美洲人在美国成为美国之前就影响了美国。 We have served in America’s military since the fight for independence and have contributed positively to the culture. The month celebrates our contributions and legacy in America.”