Ingrid Barrios
Ingrid grew up in Guatemala.  She likes to help others, have interesting conversations, and occasionally read books.  Writing in her journal is her favorite pastime.
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Mohammad Zia Mohammad Ibrahim
Zia was born in Afghanistan. He completed his high school in an Iranian school, majoring in Mathmatics and Physics. He is a student in the ESL program at Santa Monica College now.
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Qu Ke
Qu Ke is a Chinese student, studying at Santa Monica College as a freshman now.  He lived in Beijing before coming to the U.S. His first essay shares his experience with his grandpa when he was a child.
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Yu Hsien Chen
Yu Chen was born in Taiwan  she moved to Hong Kong at  age 12  with her
parents.
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SooYoung Nam

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Jae Woo Yoo
Born in Busan, Korea, 1983, Jae is a future businessman who loves cars and motorcycles.
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Jacqueline Gonzalez
Jackie is currently a student at Santa Monica College, trying to pursue a career in the business industry or as a social worker.
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Carmen Osornio
Carmen is a student of English as a second language and is looking forward to improving her writing.
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Alejandro Jimenez
is a Mexican college student free spirited writer who follows his heart, and always has something very stylish to say. 
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Jongheon Ha
Ha came from Korea to study about film marketing in the U.S.  His goal is to be a famous film marketer, so he chose SMC as his first step to make his dream come true.
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Jing Bo Wang
Jing bo Wang, who was born and raised in China, is a student of Santa Monica College. She currently lives in West Los Angeles.
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Brihanna Hernandez
Brihanna is a Broadcast Journalism student who plans to film her first documentary this year.
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Mulugeta Asfaw
Mulu has taken a number of ESL (English as a Second Language) courses at Santa Monica College.
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