Dawn Le joins MSFS with a background in community engagement and youth leadership development. With her strong interests in diplomacy, public service, and social innovation, she founded Panels & Me, which guides underserved youth to create their own comic stories. In addition to discovering their unique voices through comics, young people have the chance to serve their community, develop leadership skills, and engage with the public at large. Dawn designed the comics storytelling curriculum for Panels & Me and formed partnerships with artists, businesses, and local nonprofits to spearhead pilot projects in the United States, Vietnam, and Malaysia, where over 150 original student stories have been created so far. She also received a Fulbright Grant from the U.S. State Department to engage with students in rural Malaysia and foster relations between Malaysians and Americans. Prior to the grant, she was a caseworker for refugees, led a team of bilingual staff at a local nonprofit, founded an immigrant youth-led council, and managed several programs to serve immigrants, refugees, and communities of color. Dawn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a Minor in Nonprofit Administration from the University of Oregon. She is concentrating in Global Politics & Security.

"I chose MSFS because of the program's philosophy of service, supportive faculty members, and practical approaches to studying global affairs."

Publications

Finding "Home" as a Palestinian-American: An Oral History Project of One Man's Life Story. Read it here.