Charlotte Engohang has turned a childhood pastime into a lucrative business.
Engohang is the owner of Akiba’s Too Hair Supply and braiding service, which has locations in Canton and Alliance. The business is named after Engohang’s 6-year-old daughter.
Engohang, her husband, and their children moved to the United States from Cameroon in 2004.
“My husband got a contract as a researcher while doing his doctorate in France,” she said. “So, we initially came here for three years.”
An associate professor of biology at Kent State University, Jean Engohang-Ndong earned his doctorate in cellular biology and physiology from the University of Rennes I, in France.