The Journey of a Vietnamese Reguee: Mai Nguyen

Mai Nguyen lived in Saigon, Vietnam until she was 15 years old. Four days before the fall of Saigon, her family fled to a refugee camp in Guam with very few possessions. She stayed here for two weeks in tents with her parents and 6 brothers and sisters. From there, they were transferred to a camp in Arkansas where they stayed for four months before a group of sponsors brought them to Atlanta, Georgia. She attended high school in Atlanta and, eventually, attended Georgia Institute of Technology for Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. Nguyen now resides in California.John Briney is a sophomore from Chicago, IL majoring in International Relations. Allison Do is a sophomore from Walnut, CA, majoring in Biological Sciences. Molly Calhoon is a sophomore from Burnsville, MN, majoring in Human Biology. All three are students at the University of Southern California