A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
Retired software engineer Joseph Hui always loved bikes. He recalled an advertisement he saw in the Danville Patch some 20 years ago that caught his attention.'They were advertising about a charity bike program out of St. Timothy's where they fix bikes to give out to people in need throughout the area,' said Hui.He started fixing bikes right out of his garage to be given away. He had so much fun with it, he recruited his friends. A few dozen bikes a year grew to hundreds.
'The one thing he could depend on was his bike. A feeling that Dushant Puri knows all too well. Puri is a sophomore at UC Berkeley and the first in his family to go to college. He has fond memories of riding his bike with his grandfather while his parents were working hard to build a life in the United States. As an atmospheric science major, he's no stranger to hard work and during a particularly grueling summer school session, he knew he needed a break.
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