InfoMigrants By Benjamin Bathke Published on : 2021/04/30
BioNTech, Delivery Hero, Gorillas and other successful German companies have one thing in common: Their founders are highly qualified and venturesome immigrants. Yet a new study shows that high hurdles, especially when it comes to funding and networking, continue to hold them back. My name is Sophie, and my brother s name is Anton. Our parents gave us German first names so we don t stand out more than we do already anyway through our looks, our last names and our origin.
Sophie Chung s parents are refugees from Cambodia who tried everything to prepare their children for a life in Germany. According to Chung, that mission included encouraging them to accomplish more so she and her brother could prove themselves.