WCPO: International students forge own Thanksgiving tradition
Two UC students from Nepal give thanks for opportunity and community
At the University of Cincinnati, international students have found their own way to engage in Thanksgiving traditions while sharing cultures from their home countries as well.
Sudarshal Pandey and Pranita Dhungana are from Nepal, and both are studying at UC. Pandey is a math major, while Dhungana studies chemistry, but the pair have come together to share in the U.S. tradition of Thanksgiving.
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