Defeated, he was encouraged to visit his party’s convention and attended only to realize that he had used all his money campaigning and his credit card was declined when he attempted to rent a car. When he eventually arrived at the convention, he was denied a credential.
That man was future President Barack Obama, and an important example for the class of 2009, Kim said.
“Never forget the power that you have, and never forget what you can do,” he said.
THE GRADS
Aderonke O. Aderonmu
Vicken George Antounian
Romik Rene Barseghian
Nicole Marie Battaglia
Kia Marie Blomberg
Lucine Byurat
Michelle Marie Chang
Grata Seong Won Chung
Kristin Danielle Crawford
Elvira Derhovsepian
Eliza Beatriz Diaz
Seychelle Gabriel
Taryn Irene Gardner
Alyssa Marie Gerharter
Danny Hadaya
Ashley Deanna Harvey
Caitlyn Chiyomi Hirahara
Michelle Annette Hovsepyan
Gloria Jay Jung
Goar Kagramanian
Nare Karabekyan
Tarundeep Kaur
Marina M. Ketchedjian
Joshua Kim
Tae Rim Kim
Yihwan Kim
Matthew Kenzo Kurihara
Ji Su Lee
Alexandra Rae Lilienfeld
Patricia Lopez
Michael Maidaa
Lina Manoukian
Kristen Clarisse Maynor
Jocelyne Andrea Mazariegos
Lynwood Francis McCassie
Logan Edward McConkay
Karen Guadalupe Mendez Cardona
Taylor Nicole Morton
Rebecca Patricia Murray
Amanda Noriko Newman
Maria Daniela Nina
Eliza Ani Papazian
Suzanna Papazyan
Gina Jeanhee Park
Spencer Montan
Lita Christine David Patel
Grace Helen Jimenez
Molly Elizabeth Perez
Alexandra Nowell Hellebrandt
Sousanna Pogosyan
Ricardo Martinez
Rosalinda Pozos
Maricruz Rodriguez
Melissa Madeleina Romero
Matthew Ryan Rosell
Kimberly L. Sazon
Javier Silva
Anna Simonyan
Amanda Songstad
Benjamin Zachary Taylor
Nare Torosyan
Alex Vartanian
Dennis Brian Wassem
Kristen Colleen Williams
Jong Won Yang
Jae Kyung Yeon
Pyung Hwa Yi
Sevana Zadourian
Alexander Marwan Abbasi
Brittany Lenae Abbott
Christina Abdoyan
Viytta Abdullatif
Natasha Abuata
Simon Andres Acevedo
Marianna Agazaryan
Leea Aghajani
Arneh Aghakhani
Daniel N. Aguilar
David Aguilar
Grecia Aracely Aguilar
Delia Akbari
