The Academy for New Americans - Class of 2017
Learn more about the inaugural class and participants of the 2017 class:
Waleed Alameer
County of Origin: Iraq
Number of Years in the US: 1 year
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1 year
Languages Spoken: Arabic and English
Gabriela Alfaya
County of Origin: Argentina
Number of Years in the US: 16 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 7 years
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Elia Camacho
County of Origin: Mexico
Number of Years in the US: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Dolores Fraga
County of Origin: Mexico
Number of Years in the US: 5 months
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 5 months
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Alejandrina Garcia Barbosa
County of Origin: Mexico
Number of Years in the US: 2 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 7 months
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Arnaldo Garcia
County of Origin: Cuba
Number of Years in the US: 3 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 3 years
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Guadalupe Gonzalez
County of Origin: Mexico
Number of Years in the US: 3 months
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 3 months
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Krit Hae
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 9 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 9 years
Languages Spoken: Karen and English
Thay Hser
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 9 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 9 years
Languages Spoken: Karen and English
Hiromi Kaneko
County of Origin: Japan
Number of Years in the US: 2 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 2 years
Languages Spoken: Japanese and English
Yoko Kogetsu
County of Origin: Japan
Number of Years in the US: 11 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1 year
Languages Spoken: Japanese and English
Dim Man
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 2 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 2 years
Languages Spoken: Chin and English
Magally Martin
County of Origin: Costa Rica
Number of Years in the US: 11 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 11 years
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Pue Meh
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 8 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 8 years
Languages Spoken: Karenni and English
Thwa Meh
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 6 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 6 years
Languages Spoken: Karenni, Burmese, and English
Ne Mu
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 8 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 8 years
Languages Spoken: Karen and English
Pierre Ndimbereyimana
County of Origin: Rwanda
Number of Years in the US: 8 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 8 years
Languages Spoken: Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Swahili, and English
Closette Nduwimana
County of Origin: Burundi
Number of Years in the US: 1 year
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 1 year
Languages Spoken: Kirundi, Swahili, and English
Cing No
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 3 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 3 years
Languages Spoken: Zomi and English
Lukio Odero
County of Origin: Kenya
Number of Years in the US: 3 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 3 years
Languages Spoken: Swahili and English
Gloria Rivera de Puga
County of Origin: Mexico
Number of Years in the US: 16 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: ? years
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Olena Solonenko
County of Origin: Ukraine
Number of Years in the US: 9 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 9 years
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English, and German
Makiko Takeuchi
County of Origin: Japan
Number of Years in the US: 2 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 2 years
Languages Spoken: Japanese and English
Houssouwo Daniel Tarnagda
County of Origin: Burkina-Faso
Number of Years in the US: 4 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 4 years
Languages Spoken: French
Mildred Valenzuela
County of Origin: Guatemala
Number of Years in the US: 20 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 20 years
Languages Spoken: Spanish and English
Pi Wah
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 8 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 7 years
Languages Spoken: Karen and English
Mu Wor
County of Origin: Burma
Number of Years in the US: 8 years
Number of Years in Bowling Green: 7 years
Languages Spoken: Poe, Skaw, Karen, and English
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