Somdeng “Danny' Thongsy is an immigrant from Southeast Asia, who spent two decades serving time in prison, but now he is an advocate for others like him.
A Cal Berkeley graduate from Southeast Asia is committed to inspiring his community to dream big, despite the challenges you may face.Somdeng "Danny" Thongsy, 45, is an immigrant from Southeast Asia, who spent two decades serving time in prison, but now he is an advocate for others like him.As Thongsy walked across the stage at UC Berkeley on Monday, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, he thought of the family he shattered when he took someone’s life back in the 1990s.
"There was a preacher that came to my cell and started telling me about love and forgiveness, saying ‘you got to be able to forgive yourself,’ and I felt the word of love and forgiveness was the word I needed."He said that is when his whole trajectory shifted. While in prison, he got his GED, then his Associate’s degree, and was granted parole for good behavior.
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