The Language Barrier | Thaouyen Emily Pham | TEDxCardinalNewmanHS

Emily explores the language barrier and the effects it has on communication and education. She demonstrates how the language of motion creates a commonality between all human beings and opens a door for greater human connection.
Emily Pham is a senior at Cardinal Newman High School. Her passions include dance, art, baking, cooking, golf, and service. She has been training in ballet at the Susan Lopez School of ballet since she was 3 years old and is currently teaching ballet classes there. Emily’s CBSL is NewFOUnd Learning in Vietnam. She works with a non-profit called Friends of the Underprivileged (FOU) to fundraise for scholarships for underprivileged and disabled students in Vietnam and to spread awareness for the global inequitable access to education. She went on her own FOU service trip to Vietnam in December 2015 to teach English, dance, and art classes.
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[@MaryDiLillo]

Fantastic Emily. I actually do this everyday in the elementary schools that I teach in.

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

Let's build up Tower of Babel, Destroy a Language Barrier, I am not afraid in that situation because I believe that when I try to translate the passion for what I really like, the language barrier cannot stand in the way. I may look bold from the outside, but the reason for that is that I am just willing to do anything for what I love.