瑪麗亞?里奧斯

? 公司：垃圾處理公司Nation Waste

? 年齡：46

里奧斯工作非常努力。她很小的時候就從薩爾瓦多來到了美國。以優(yōu)異成績從高中畢業(yè)后，她一邊養(yǎng)家，一邊讀完大學(xué)。成立Nation Waste Inc.公司的時候，她并沒有感到害怕。22歲的時候，里奧斯剛剛從休斯敦大學(xué)（the University of Houston）畢業(yè)幾個月就貸款購買了兩輛卡車，毅然投身由男性主導(dǎo)的垃圾處理行業(yè)。目前，這家位于休斯敦的公司有24名全職員工。里奧斯說：“回頭看看過去的經(jīng)歷，總是讓我感到吃驚。我很小的時候就跟著父母來到美國，現(xiàn)在我正在實現(xiàn)我的美國夢?！??

Maria Rios

? Company: Nation Waste, Inc.

? Age: 46

Rios is no stranger to hard work. She moved to the U.S. from El Salvador when she was a child. She graduated at the top of her high school class and raised a family while putting herself through college. She was not intimidated when she started Nation Waste Inc. At just 22, months after graduating from the University of Houston, she took out loans and purchased two trucks, jumping into the male-dominated waste-removal industry. Today, her Houston-based company has 24 full-time employees. "It is pretty amazing when I look back and see, I started as a little girl entering the United States with my parents and now I am truly living the American dream," says Rios.