Mia Azizah of Lincoln, a May 2020 graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to teach English in Timor-Leste.
Azizah chose the Southeast Asian nation because of its linguistic, cultural and historical connection to her birthplace, Indonesia, and her native-language proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia. Timor-Leste was part of Indonesia until it gained independence in 2002. Azizah has traveled to Timor-Leste on a personal visit, where she witnessed the country’s multilingualism in which Tetum, Timor-Leste’s native language, is spoken alongside Portuguese and Bahasa Indonesia.
Azizah is a graduate in journalism, and advertising and public relations, with a minor in political science. As a writing consultant with the UNL Writing Center, she helped international students develop their writing skills.
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