Anastasiya Hvaleva, 26, is a Kyrgyzstan native and award-winning Piedmont Virginia Community College student who came to the U.S. when her family lost their business during the 2005 Tulip Revolution. She spoke no English when she moved to Philadelphia to live with family and set about rebuilding her life. Hvaleva is graduating from PVCC with a 4.0 grade-point average; was named the 2013 top community college student in the state by Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society representing two-year colleges; and has been accepted to the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce.