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Category: The Students

Hardships and Journeys…

Dr. Franklin Nouketcha from Cameroon

5 Apr 202323 Oct 2023
Dr. Franklin L. Nouketcha is originally from Bangangte, Cameroon and now lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. He moved to the United States in 2007 and was a student at MC from…
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Taqi Daryabi from Afghanistan

2 Apr 202323 Oct 2023
Taqi Daryabi is originally from Ghazni, Afghanistan, and now lives in Silver Spring, MD.  He moved to the United States in 2021.  He speaks Dari (Persian) and English. He was…
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…
Hardships and Journeys…

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.…

Phi Nagpala from the Philippines

31 Mar 202323 Oct 2023
Phi Nagpala is originally from Las Piñas City, Philippines, and now lives in Germantown, Maryland. She speaks Tagalog and English. She has been a student at MC since 2021.  Today…
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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