The Students

  • David (“Dave”) Mike Legrand from Haiti

    David (“Dave”) Mike Legrand was born in 1995 in Haiti and now lives with his family in Adelphi, Maryland.  He speaks French, Kreyol (Haitian Creole), and English.  Dave moved to the United States in 2017. He studied Studio Arts at Montgomery College and transferred to Cornell in 2020.

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  • Mansoureh (“Mansi”) Amiri from Iran

    Mansoureh (“Mansi”) Amiri was born in Tabriz, Iran near the Turkish border and grew up in Tehran, Iran. She now lives with her two sons, ages 8 and 5, in Bethesda. She moved to the United States in 2014. She speaks Farsi, Turkish, German, and English. Mansi studied at Montgomery College in the English Language for Academic…

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  • Clark from China

    Clark from China

    “Clark” chose to use a pseudonym and to keep his camera off.  He was born in 1987 and is originally from a small village in Shandong province, which is located in the eastern part of China. He speaks Mandarin Chinese and English. “Clark” is a first-generation college student, and the first time he left his hometown was…

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  • Tania Garcia from El Salvador

    Tania Garcia was born and grew up in Jiquilisco, El Salvador. She moved to the United States in 2020 and now lives with family in District Heights, Maryland.  She speaks Spanish and English. Tania has been a student at Montgomery College since 2023

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  • Dr. Stephanie Baker from the U.S. and Guatemala

    Dr. Stephanie Baker grew up in Silver Spring, MD in a Latino immigrant family and a single parent household. She now lives with her husband in LA.

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  • Azigza (“Azi”) Hussen from Ethiopia and Sweden

    Azigza (“Azi”) Hussen was born in 1989 in Asmara (then in Ethiopia, now in Eritrea) and lives with his fiancée in Montgomery, AL. He speaks Amharic, Swedish, and English.  Azi lived in Stockholm, Sweden from 2002 to 2017. He was a student at Montgomery College from 2018 to 2020. 

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  • Valeriia Beheida from Ukraine

    Valeriia Beheida is originally from Chernivtsi, Ukraine. She moved to the United States in April of 2022 and now lives with her family in Potomac, Maryland.

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  • Hajar Abulfazl from Afghanistan

    Hajar Abulfazl is originally from Kabul, Afghanistan and now lives with her husband in Oakland, California. She moved to the United States in July of 2017. She speaks Farsi (Dari) and English. Hajar started her studies at Montgomery College in the spring of 2019.

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  • Elyas Sarwary from Afghanistan

    Elyas Sarwary is originally from Kabul, Afghanistan and now lives in Stafford, Virginia.  He speaks Dari, Pashto, English and Hindi.  He moved to the United States on Aug. 26, 2021. He was a student at MC from 8/22 to 12/22.

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  • Liat Suvorov from Israel

    Liat Suvorov was born in Kibbutz Ein Dor, Israel and now lives with her husband, son, two cats, and two dogs in Myersville, Maryland.  She moved to the United States in 2002. She speaks Hebrew and English.  She has been a student at Montgomery College since August of 2020  and is majoring in General Studies…

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