India, Jan. 9 -- Gia Huynh, the founder of a candy company, opened up about her journey from being a homeless immigrant to running a $9 million candy business in America in an interview with CNBC. She shared about the abuse and hardship she faced in her childhood and after relocating to the US.

She came to the country in her 20s, recalling her past, Huynh told the outlet, "I was working at a nail salon pretty much seven days a week, from morning to night, 14 hours a day."

She continued, "I was facing homelessness, and with a baby in my arm. I had nothing."

Recalling her childhood, Huynh said, "My dad used to just go in the jungle to chop bamboo and wood and things like that to sell. He's never home, really. He's always working. And my ...