CHICAGO RESIDENT REACHES OUT TO SUPPORT TROOPS THROUGH LETTERS OF COMFORT
January 4, 2024
By: Kirstin Park | www.pointsoflight.org • PUBLISHED: January 4th, 2024
Nam Nguyen is the embodiment of the American dream. Nam could be the poster boy. Immigrating from rural Vietnam in 2013, he was 16-years old and, with minimal English skills, new to Washington state. His last two years of high school—and concurrent ESL program—was challenging, but he became the first in his family to graduate high school and go to college.