Stanislaus County (Modesto)
Stanislaus County Judge Jeff Mangar said his parents taught him the value of hard work.
His mother immigrated from the Philippines at 18 to work as a nurse, while his father, descended from Punjabis in South Asia, immigrated from Guiana. Both parents worked for decades in health care.
"They came to the U.S. because they wanted to live the American dream," Mangar said. "They taught us to study hard and... (continued)