It's one of those milestones as a parent that
just makes you very proud.
Today is graduation day.
I'm so thankful for my parents because ...
now I'm going to cry.
Because they brought me here, and it's been
such an incredible four years, and it's because of them
and their support. So, I'm really thankful and
ASU's been the best place for me to go to school.
I'm just so proud of my baby.
It's emotional. I'm excited, happy, everything.
I just want to like, thank them for all the sacrifices
they've made. The journey that they've been on
to get me to this position, and like
just being my two best friends, and my two biggest
supporters I could possibly hope for.
This day means a lot to me because I am first-
generation. Our parents ... they immigrated
when they were both in their 20s.
All of their hard work, and all of their struggles,
everything that they gave up
is for this degree and for them.
It's impressive to tell my friends like,
"Oh, yeah, my mom's going to be like a doctor,
and she's a veteran."
I'm very proud of you, very proud of you,
and I'm honored to stand beside you.
The experience has been really incredible.
Everyone here has been just so friendly and
so willing to help. So, I really learned that it's okay to
ask for help, and it just gives you a really great
space to grow.
It's just an amazing accomplishment, and I know
that my mom, my grandma and everybody is
so proud of her.
I ... um, when I first started I never thought that I would
ever want a master's degree. I thought research
wasn't for me,
and here I am! It's been a long journey getting here.
On my left is my mom.
On my right is my American mom.
It really took me a long way to here today.
I stopped college for almost three semesters,
and I came back
to finish where I left,
and ...
You know, without parents there's, nothing is possible.
I mean financial support is one thing,
but then also emotional. I used to call mom every day.
I could not ask for a better set of parents
than these guys. They've been with me through all
my highs and lows, and this is a definite high,
so, um, having them to support me,
it means ... it means a lot.
Education is the best thing that we can give
to our children. So, we want to give our best,
and after coming here I feel really we have
chosen the right place.
I'm moving to Vietnam to teach English
on a Fulbright grant.
I'm going to be moving to Bethesda, Maryland
to work at the National Institutes of Health
or the NIH.
I'm actually moving to New York City
to work for Ernst and Young as an advisory consultant
in the analytics and cybersecurity practices.
This is euphoria for me.
ASU was so welcoming, so understandable in
regards to major changes. Making sure
that the students were on track.
I think ASU's been a complement to our family.
When I did need you, you were there, and our time
together was so much more valuable because
we weren't together every day, and so we
really made the most of everything, and
I truly couldn't have done it without you.
Aw, I love you.
I love you sweetheart.
Oh, are you okay?
Yeah ...
Tearing up there?
Yeah. It's just like yesterday, you know?
Wow.
It goes by quick.