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Likaa Mohamad |
Her
father was killed by kidnappers in Iraq and she would later spend more than
three years as refugee in Jordan. But Likaa Mohamad is not looking for
sympathy. The Cuyamaca College student is too busy focusing on dedicating her
life to helping the less fortunate.
“I love
people,” Mohamad says matter-of-factly. “I want to do what I can.”
The
straight-A student is certainly on the right track. Mohamad is hoping to
graduate in 2018 with at least two associate degrees – in child development and
biology – before transferring to San Diego State University and then working at
an orphanage her father founded in Nigeria.
“I grew
up in a community of people with stature, doctors, scientists, researchers,”
Likaa said. “But I never felt comfortable in that kind of setting. I feel more
comfortable when I am with people who are living in poverty. I feel like I
belong. I feel like I can make a difference.”