<p>Afghan immigrant, at very top of the class at Boston city high school (Snowden) to HC in the fall. </p>
<p>Before coming to the US in 2000, “spoke no English when she arrived, had never set foot in a classroom and six years ago lost her father — her idol — to lung cancer.” Lived in a tent at one point in pakistan as well. </p>
<p>great story. </p>
<p>[Afghan</a> immigrant’s long journey to head of class - BostonHerald.com](<a href=“http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1341350&srvc=news&position=3]Afghan”>http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1341350&srvc=news&position=3)</p>