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GHIA XIONG
2002 Dean's Graduate Medalist
Kremen School of Education
and Human Development
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KREMEN SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Ghia Xiong, M.A., Education
-- Counseling and Student Services
Ghia Xiong escaped from Laos with his family
and lived in the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand before coming
to this country. The family lived in Portland, Ore., before moving
to Fresno in 1982. When his father died, Ghia, the eldest child,
assumed family responsibilities. He graduates with a 3.94 GPA. He
is the recipient of 12 honors, awards and scholarships and worked
on a book with English professor Lillian Faderman. He is the project
coordinator for the Fresno Center for New Americans and also has
served as its health program manager, a substitute teacher for Fresno
Unified School District and a lab technician at Children's Hospital
Central California. Ghia hopes to become a psychologist and is exploring
various doctoral programs.
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