Dr. José Hernández is the subject of the 2023 Amazon Prime movie, A Million Miles Away, which documents his incredible life from being a migrant farmworker to becoming a NASA astronaut. His story resonates with discussions about immigration and the American dream, making him a role model for future generations.

Michael McFaul is the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in Political Science, Director and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. He was also the Distinguished Mingde Faculty Fellow at the Stanford Center at Peking University from June to August of 2015.