At 9, Yonas Hagos arrived in America from a Sudan refugee camp; years later, he became a major Arby’s franchise owner after serving in the US Army

• Image: Inspire StoriesAt nine years old, Yonas Hagos arrived in America after spending part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan.
• He spoke little English and entered a life that was dramatically different from the one his family had known.
• In Illinois, Hagos and his four siblings shared a small two-bedroom apartment with their parents, who worked whatever jobs they could find to support the family.