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Megumi Kawakami is from Okinawa, Japan, her family is deaf and communicates though Japanese Sign language (JSL). Megumi volunteered at an association for the Deaf in her area for five years before coming to the United States in 2007 for school. Megumi studied English at Ohlone College and then transferred to Gallaudet University in the fall of 2008 majoring in Deaf Studies. Megumi is most interested in deaf identity from various educational backgrounds, also, she is interested in deaf communities in developing countries. Megumi has traveled to Mexico, Cameroon, Thailand, and Korea. From travel experience, Megumi has noticed that developing countries are still oppressed by hearing people and society. The reason behind joining the GRO Guatemala 2010 program is that Megumi wants to learn something from the other delegates in the United States and Guatemala. Mekumi wants to see with her own eyes what the deaf community in Guatemala looks like, and looks forward to seeing everyone and working together. |