Wang Li Feng (right), 72, currently enjoys taking classes to learn how to use her phone and learn English. She used to work in kitchens as a chef but is now happily retired. Growing up in Hong Kong, Wang loved to do everything. She could play any game with anyone in her neighborhood. Wang immigrated to New York in 1977 right after she married her husband. She loved the new-found freedom that she had in New York and had no problem with becoming friends with her new coworkers and peers. Her advice was to trust that being a good person will get you where you need to be.

To young people: “Just be a good person, and you’ll get where you need to be.”