For Sinmin Pak, the death of her parents — her father in 2011 and her mother in 2014 — left a hole in her life. Pak’s three children had grown up and left home, and the time she hoped to spend with her parents was robbed from her. “That’s when I realized life was short,” Pak, 55, said. Although she grieved her parent’s death, Pak channeled her emotions into advocacy work in North Texas. Pak, who identifies herself as a “1.5-generation” Korean American, said she also learned how her immigrant experience can be a tool for making an impact in...