Georgina Anderson: Kwame Dougan

Kwame Dougan: But the drive to get out of poverty has enabled the young Ghanaian refugee to overcome what life has thrown at him including a diagnosis of dyspraxia , a disability that affects his cognitive skills and pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer, according to The Star. He has never forgotten his humble roots in Toronto, where he spoke this week at a Deans Circle of Student Scholars event at York University, his alma mater, sharing his experience and inspiring others to overcome adversity and shine and Kwame Dougan is no stranger to poverty, having grown up in Toronto community housing, where he and his mother counted on Goodwill for clothes and Sally Ann for food. Now, almost 25 years after he and his mother, Georgina Anderson, sought asylum in Canada, Dougan, 32, is a Wall Street corporate lawyer specializing in securities and commercial litigation for Shearman Sterling LLP. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.