One Hundred Dollars: An Immigrant's Journey of Faith, Courage, and Purpose

She arrived in America with one hundred dollars, one broken suitcase, and a dream.Evelyn Talatala Clough grew up in a small barrio in the Philippines without electricity or running water, raised by parents who had little money but an unwavering belief in education, hard work, and family.In 1990, she left everything familiar behind and came to the United States with just one hundred dollars in her pocket. What followed was a journey she could never have imagined-from working as a nanny and struggling to find her place in a new country to becoming an engineer, an executive, and a leader of teams across the United States and around the world.But One Hundred Dollars is not simply a story about professional success. It is a story about sacrifice, resilience, faith, family, and the people who believe in us before we learn to believe in ourselves.Told with warmth, humor, vulnerability, and unforgettable memories, Evelyn shares the setbacks that tested her, the opportunities that changed her, and the lessons she carried from a little barrio in the Philippines into boardrooms, leadership roles, and stages around the world.One hundred dollars may have been what she carried to America. What her parents gave her was worth far more.One Hundred Dollars is for anyone who has ever started with less, dreamed of more, or needed a reminder that where you begin does not determine how far you can go.If I can do it, so can you.