The Academy for New Americans - Class of 2018
Learn more about the inaugural class and participants of the 2018 class:
Adil Kadhim
Country of Origin: Iraq
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 Year
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 Year
Languages Spoken: Arabic and English
Analis Bajer
Country of Origin: Argentina
Number of Year in the U.S.: 1 Year
Number of Years in Bowling Green: ~ 5 months
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Aungkyaw San
Country of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the U.S.: 3 Years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1.5 Years
Ban Almusawi
Country of Origin: Iraq
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Dheyaa Kamaluldeen
Country of Origin: Iraq
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: Arabic and English
Gisele G. De Oliveira
Country of Origin: Brazil
Number of Years in the U.S.: 3 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1 years
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English
Kamal Hussein
Country of Origin: Iraq
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green:
Languages Spoken: Arabic English
Kanae Tabata
Country of Origin: Japan
Number of Years in the U.S.: ~1 year
Number of Years in Bowling Green: ~ 1 year
Languages Spoken: Japanese and English
Karina Zamarron
Country of Origin: Mexico
Number of Years in the U.S.: 2 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 2 years
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Ketty Kisula
Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo
Number of Years in the U.S.: 5 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 5 years
Languages Spoken: French / Swahili / Lingala / English
Lebon Dauda
Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: Swahili / French / Kirundi / English
Lisandra Geraldino
Country of Origin: Brazil
Number of Years in the U.S.: 1 year
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1 year
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English
Lisette Cruz de Ardila
Country of Origin: Venezuela
Number of Years in the U.S.: 2 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 2 years
Languages Spoken: Spanish
Ma Wa
Country of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the U.S.: 10 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 10 years
Languages Spoken: Burmese, Karen, English
Mohammad Jawid
Country of Origin: Afghanistan
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: Persian/Pashto/Urdo/Farsi/English
Msambya Joseph
Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo
Number of Years in the U.S.: 5 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 3.5 years
Languages Spoken: Swahili / Kibembe / French / English
Mung Tuang
Country of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the U.S.: 9 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 6 months
Languages Spoken: Burmese and English
Nian Mang
Country of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the U.S.: 9 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 3 years
Languages Spoken: Zo / Burmese / English
Niang San
Country of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the U.S.: 1.5 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1.5 years
Languages Spoken: Zomi and English
Nwe Shwe
Country of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the U.S.: 3 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1.5 years
Languages Spoken: Burmese / English
Nyabenda Grace
Country of Origin: Burundi
Number of Years in the U.S.: 10 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 3 years
Languages Spoken: Kirundi / Swahili
Phuong Luu
Country of Origin: Vietnam
Number of Years in the U.S.: 1 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1 years
Languages Spoken: Vietnamese and English
Ruriko Hotogi
Country of Origin: Japan
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: Japanese / English
Sadia Abukar
Country of Origin: Somalia
Number of Years in the U.S.: 1.5 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1.5 years
Languages Spoken: Somalia / English
Shenny Villagran
Country of Origin: Guatemala
Number of Years in the U.S.: 27 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: Spanish / English
Yae Klan
Country of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: Burmese / English
Yahye Mohammed Muse
Country of Origin: Somalia
Number of Years in the U.S.: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: Somali / English
Yassine Tourabi
Country of Origin: Morocco
Number of Years in the U.S.: 1 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1 years
Languages Spoken: English / French / Spanish /Arabic/Berber
Zlatica “Goldie” Brekalo
Country of Origin: Bosnia
Number of Years in the U.S.: 12 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 12 years
Languages Spoken: Bosnian / English
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