On Christmas Day 1956, in the aftermath of the Hungarian Revolution, President Dwight Eisenhower’s personal plane flew 21 Hungarian refugees to their new home in the United States. Katica Roy’s father and her three older sisters were among those onboard.
Part of Roy’s legacy, that act of generosity, has inspired her work today. “There was the sense of being incredibly fortunate to be born in the United States and also the sense of giving back,” she says.
