From Burma to the Bronx & Beyond, Part 5 |
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June 25th, 2007 - 11:49AM |
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'Opportunities': When she was just 12 Mo Nom Tee Kham's family fled their native Burma to Thailand, where Mo Nom moved from an orphanage to a refugee camp and worked low paying jobs as an undocumented immigrant. With help from the International Rescue Committee, she and her family resettled in New York three years ago. Now she's studying on a merit
scholarship at Dickinson College, where her favorite class is Education and Democracy. In the final installment of a new IRC podcast series, Mo Nom describes the opportunities life in the United States has presented her. 'You have this beautiful country. You have free education. You have this high school system. You have everything you need. You should take advantage of it--go for it.' Mo Nom talks about life as a college student and her plans to use her education to help people, perhaps back in Burma. 'I want to change my country,' she says, 'which is a big dream.' Also: Listen to an interview with Mo Nom and Liberian refugee Fatu Sanoe on WNYC radio's The Leonard Lopate Show. Posted By: theirc | Children & Youth, Refugees in the U.S. Permalink |
