https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/08/03/from-fleeing-cambodia-to-helping-build-mars-rover-jpl-engineer-embodies-perseverance/

The bird-chirp alarm in Ny Sou Okon’s Pasadena home went off at 4 a.m. Thursday morning, July 30, signaling to her 8-year-old and 4-year-old sons that it was time to wake up.

The boys climbed out of bed and met their parents in the living room. Okon’s older son still squinted at the light.