Stand Together | The American Dream, realized | Alan Smolinisky @StandTogetherCC | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
His father swept floors for a dollar an hour, listening to Dodgers games on the radio to learn English. Now, Alan Smolinisky, co- owner of the Dodgers, is honoring his father’s legacy.
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Alan Smolinisky’s parents came to the U.S. from Argentina with little money but boundless hope. His dad got a job his second day, knocking on every door in the garment district until he was handed a broom, and learned English by listening to legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully on the radio he bought.
The son he brought to watch games now owns the team; perhaps not surprising, given that almost half of American Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children, who also founded over a quarter of all U.S. small businesses.
It’s little wonder, then, that Smolinisky works with Stand Together to help amplify his mission to show how everyone benefits from welcoming people to our country who will contribute to making it better.
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Watch more videos about the people fighting to bridge America's divides and promote free speech, in our Bridging Divides playlist ► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OKmZH5xG5LTNuGciH0Vst3S
And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► standtogether.org
His father swept floors for a dollar an hour, listening to Dodgers games on the radio to learn English. Now, Alan Smolinisky, co- owner of the Dodgers, is honoring his father’s legacy.
For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers tackling our biggest challenges, subscribe to Stand Together ► youtube.com/standtogethercc
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Alan Smolinisky’s parents came to the U.S. from Argentina with little money but boundless hope. His dad got a job his second day, knocking on every door in the garment district until he was handed a broom, and learned English by listening to legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully on the radio he bought.
The son he brought to watch games now owns the team; perhaps not surprising, given that almost half of American Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children, who also founded over a quarter of all U.S. small businesses.
It’s little wonder, then, that Smolinisky works with Stand Together to help amplify his mission to show how everyone benefits from welcoming people to our country who will contribute to making it better.
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Watch more videos about the people fighting to bridge America's divides and promote free speech, in our Bridging Divides playlist ► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OKmZH5xG5LTNuGciH0Vst3S
And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► standtogether.org
