EB5 INVESTORS M AGAZINE
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currently waiting
“ They for are
approval to upgrade
their green cards to
permanent green cards.
For Pham, mak ing t heir investment choice was
challenging. Even though they felt assured that
their project of choice — a charter school in Florida
— was good and safe, the process felt like gambling.
There was trust, but not 100 percent trust, he said.
“We didn’t have a lot of information, but I really
wanted to do it, so we decided to just gamble with
it,” Pham said.
Pha m c re d ite d her successf u l EB-5 jou r ne y to
t he t e a m at I m m i C a I nv e s t m e nt M i g r at io n, a
Califor nia-based agency. For the last t wo and a
half years, Pham and her family have been living
their American Dream in Garden Grove, a city near
Disneyland in California.
Initially, EB-5 granted them conditional green cards
that lasted two years. They are currently waiting for
approval to upgrade their green cards to permanent
green cards. Eventually, they can apply to become
naturalized U.S. citizens.
In Ho Chi Minh City, it would not have been easy
for them to have a large house. But in A merica,
they now have a big home with a swimming pool.
I n t he U. S., Ph a m’s f a m i ly e njo y s a c le a n a nd
sa fe env i ron ment, a nd a so c iet y t hat prov ides
opportunity to grow.
“I’m really thankful for the EB-5 program because
we have always wanted the chance to come and live
in the United States, but we didn’t think we would
have such opportunity,” Pham said.
Pha m ha s t wo c h i ld ren: a 15-yea r-old son a nd
23-y e a r-ol d d a u g ht e r. He r d a u g ht e r r e c e n t l y
g r a d u a t e d w i t h a d e g r e e i n b i ol o g y f r o m t h e
University of California, San Diego. She plans to
continue her education at a medical school. In the
United States, Pham’s family appreciates how the
American education system values critical thinking
skills, being independent and self-directing.
Pham is finding new success in the coffee industry
as well. She sells an instant coffee formula called
Explore Your Taste through her company, Conga
USA, Inc. Pham is looking to expand the company