My name is Her and I am a 19 year old Hmong student from Laos. The Hmong tribe originated in the high mountains of China. I was born into a very poor family and I experienced first hand that getting good education was hard. Many children have to walk 3-4 hours along mountain sides to get to the nearest school and most parents can't even afford to pay for tuition or else they will have to starve. So many of my friends ended up working as labors to earn very little money to help their families. Due to lack of education and family planning, many also married and suffered at a very young age. Fortunately, I got a lot of support from people around the world which is how I to got where I am today. If not for the help of others my dream of studying abroad could never have come true. That is why I feel so compelled to help others. Helping people magnify their passions and dreams in life, also serves to magnify them in mine.
