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In 1946, Navija Achkar-Valladares began Casa Leon Jewelers alongside her parents and siblings in Camagüey, Cuba. What started as a family dream quickly became a beloved community treasure. In 1960, after the Castro administration seized their business, Navija and her family fled to the United States with little more than their resilience and faith. Determined to rebuild, Navija and her brother Amin sold jewelry door-to-door from the trunk of their car — working tirelessly unt