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Category: Hardships and Journeys

Hardships and Journeys…

Uyen Phuong Nguyen from Vietnam

2 Apr 202323 Oct 2023
Uyen Phuong Nguyen was born in the village of Hamtri in Vietnam and now lives in College Park, Maryland.  She speaks Vietnamese and English. She was a student at MC…
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Kyaw (“Matrix”) Zin Thu from Myanmar

31 Mar 202323 Oct 2023
Kyaw (“Matrix”) Zin Thu was born in 1999 in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly known as Rangoon, Burma) and now lives with his aunt and uncle in Brookeville, Maryland.  He speaks Burmese…
Adapting to the U.S.…

Mouna Ezzat Agha from Syria

27 Mar 202323 Oct 2023
Mouna Ezzat Agha was born in Aleppo , Syria and now lives with her husband and two children in Columbia, Maryland.  She moved to the United States in 2013. She…
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Sophia from Venezuela

27 Mar 202323 Oct 2023
“Sophia,” which is a pseudonym to protect her identity, was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She grew up in the village of Cua, Venezuela and moved at the age of 14…

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