Iris Gomez says her goal as a poet - and now a novelist - is to help people overcome their fears and dream of a better future.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

But they can never engage in those efforts, if we do not do the job that I am confident we will do tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM on Christmas Eve, and that is to renew the American dream, and revive our middle class, and rebuild the foundation upon which future generations will stand.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

This was the American dream and the future seemed wide open.

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As an elementary school principal, Leonidas Nikas is used to seeing children play, laugh and dream about the future.

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We had the freedom to see whatever we wanted, say whatever we wanted and dream about what we wanted to do in the future.

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