'I Have Wings Now': At Age 45, She Went Back To School
In 10th grade, Ngoc Nguyen dropped out of school in Vietnam to support her family. After earning a GED in the U.S., she told her teacher how much she appreciates the energy he gave to his students.
Ngoc Nguyen was born in Saigon during the final years of the Vietnam War. She left school when she was in 10th grade to help support her family.
In her early 20s, she immigrated to the U.S. and continued to work.
It wasn't until age 45 that Nguyen pursued a dream she had long put on hold: She enrolled in a GED
