Senior Awa Mbai’s family immigrated to the United States from Gambia, eventually settling in Raleigh, North Carolina. Now, she’s using her experience and her political science studies to help others as an immigration assistant for Congresswoman Kathy Manning.

A first-generation college student, Mbai helps people navigate immigration casework from Rep. Manning’s Greensboro field office – reporting to the U.S. State Department about cases and any problems people may be having.