From Myanmar Coup to Classroom: Moe's Pursuit of a Better World Through Education

Moe Mylint Than is a student at Clatsop Community College pursuing an associate of arts Oregon transfer degree she was originally from Myanmar one of the Southeast Asia countries where there is a lot of civil war going on. 

However she studied bachelor of education for five years in Yangon university of education in Myanmar. 

Due to the military coup everything changed and she had no chance of continuing her education there. The coup shut down the universities and arrested the students who spoke out against the dictatorship and she was one of them.

She moved to the United states to continue her education here though there have been so many differences in lifestyle, language barriers, and cultural diversities. 

She's personally participated in various international programs including ASEAN called the Japan East Asia network of exchange for students and youths in Japan in 2019 where she learned a lot of about natural disaster awareness.

 She was also the first runner up in the universities open debate tournament in 2019 and had the opportunity to host panel discussions on women empowerment in digital literacy and English roundtable discussions among the universities.

She was also a delegate at model ASEAN meetings Myanmar where she discussed issues and solutions her goal is to become a qualified teacher who trains teachers and develops effective education systems in underdeveloped countries particularly.

In Myanmar she aims to support young children in refugee camps and promote inclusion and equitable societies worldwide.

To achieve this she's planning to pursue a bachelor of education of transfer program at Pacific university in Forest Grove OR in the fall term 2025 where she'll learn from professors and educators while sharing her own cultural knowledge and values and giving awareness about the education opportunities to the vulnerable people and creating a better and empathetic society.

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