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Meh Sod Paw is a Karen refugee from Burma. After a long journey and finally settling in the United States (Clarkston, GA) she discovered The Global Village Project, an innovative special purpose middle school for newcomer refugee teenage girls with interrupted education. Now a senior at Clarkston High School, Meh Sod is active in her community and reaping achievements in performing arts.

Meh Sod Paw, a senior at Clarkston High School, is a Karen refugee from Burma. Meh Sod was a national finalist in the River of Words Art and Poetry competition. She received a scholarship to attend the Ooolation Outdoor Singing Camp, and participated in the Alliance Theater’s Collision Project, which included group creation and performing of an original work at the Alliance. Meh Sod is an officer in the Beta Club, and active in the Young Women’s Leadership Program of American Pathways and in the Go Forward Karen Youth Group in her church. She enjoys reading, hanging out with friends, traveling, singing, and crafts and hopes to become an educator.

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