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INSTRUCTOR: Here's how it goes.

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Your job is to find three that
completely match or completely

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don't match.

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[BELL RINGS]

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AMANDA BUI THROUGH TRANSLATOR: I love logic.

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It helps my analytics skills
and it helps me learn more

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about speed and space.

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And it keeps your mind
sharp and running quickly.

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Thanks.

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That was fun.

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I like the game.

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My name is Amanda Bui and
my sign name is Amanda.

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I am deaf.

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I was born in California.

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My parents are from Vietnam.

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They immigrated here
to have a better life.

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My parents really encouraged
me to think about speaking,

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so I had speech therapy
for a very long time.

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I was able to sign and speak.

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It would help lead my
life in both directions

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so I could communicate
in both worlds.

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My mom is a retired programmer,
so I started learning HTML

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during elementary school.

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I go to school in
Rochester, New York.

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It's known as Rochester
Institute of Technology and I

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attend the College of NTID--

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National Technical
Institute for the Deaf.

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I'm a third year student.

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BRIAN THROUGH TRANSLATOR: We have developed
a new program--

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mobile app development.

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There were not a lot
of other programs

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offered for mobile apps.

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AMANDA BUI: I really want to
be able to help make changes

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in the world, and there are
a lot of ways that technology

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can be very beneficial.

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When I came here my first year,
I felt that my world changed.

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Good morning!

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DAVID: How are you?

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AMANDA BUI: David
is the chairperson

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of the Department of Information
and Computer Studies.

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DAVID: How are you this morning?

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AMANDA BUI: He's worked
with me now for three years.

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DAVID: Keeping up with
technology is critical.

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Software development
is a hot field.

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BRIAN: It's critical to invest
in this type of education,

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especially for deaf and
hard of hearing individuals,

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so they can be included
with the modern skill

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set that is necessary
in the industry today.

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When the National
Science Foundation

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saw that and recognized
it, they felt

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that it was worthwhile
to invest in our program.

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The National Science Foundation
has the program under it.

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Advanced Technology
Education, and that program

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funds this program here at NTID.

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I am seeing wonderful
impact and results.

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DAVID: The students-- they've
developed, they've grown,

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they've become
fantastic role models.

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AMANDA BUI: When I look back, I
was really not good at coding.

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I was weak in that area.

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I worked with David and Brian
and they really helped me

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and encouraged me to continue.

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CHRISTINE THROUGH TRANSLATOR: Sometimes if I'm working on
my homework, I will ask Amanda,

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and she will explain it to
me in a different way that

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helps me understand it.

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AMANDA BUI: I can read your body
language and you can read mine,

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so we know if we need
help with something.

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For three years, I think
we've done really well

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as a team working together.

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TODD: The value was working
with a smaller group of people

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and being able to really
see them learn or stumble

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and help them through it.

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And I learned a lot
at the same time--

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AMANDA BUI: Todd
taught me in class

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about how to use
application of web servers

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and use that in my
capstone project.

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In fall of 2019, I took
my capstone course.

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STUDENT THROUGH TRANSLATOR: OK, so if you use up
to 250, then you're done.

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AMANDA BUI: A mobile app
to control a greenhouse.

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My capstone was
successful and it worked.

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And now this year, I will
be working with Microsoft

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as an intern.

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BRIAN: Obviously you have the
confidence to be able to say,

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this is what I want
and you went for that.

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AMANDA BUI: When I think
about the last few years,

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I think I have personally
changed a lot, too,

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and I've done that with
all of your support.

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I think I'm going to be
prepared for Microsoft, now.

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I really see myself as
growing and chasing my dreams.

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Microsoft wants people
to show their abilities

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and who they are, and I feel
like I fit with that idea.

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I'm deaf.

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I'm Asian.

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I'm a woman.

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And I'm a computer scientist.

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