Eighteen-year-old Stanford University freshman Ima Christian is considered an over-achiever by any measure. But in her view, there is one specific goal that she would like to accomplish and pushing forward through her seemingly endless list of activities each day helps her to clear a path to the ultimate goal of owning her own successful technology startup company.
Ima is the first of four children born to two former Guyana national basketball players, Karen Abrams and Leon Christian. “Both of my parents are deeply rooted in Guyanese culture, even as they’ve each lived more than 20 years in the United States,” Ima says. “From their choice of
