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YES Malaysia Students Begin Their U.S. Semester

45 lucky high school Malaysians selected to represent Malaysia on KL-YES Scholarship program This article was originally published in The…

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Returnee Spotlight On: Jim Chua

Jim, a Malaysian returnee to the US who had the opportunity to experience working for AFS-USA after his exchange. Read…

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A Simple Zohor Prayer by Siti Nor Hannany

Hosted in North Carolina, Siti Nur Hannany wrote two lovely blogs about her encounters that really captured the spirit about…

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“I Love Muslim” by Siti Nur Hannany

Hosted in North Carolina, Siti Nur Hannany wrote two lovely blogs about her encounters that really captured the spirit about…

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YES WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE

In December 2015, the YES Alumni Malaysia Committee discussed about how the alumni can help the YES participants who will…

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Ambassador First By Loo Si Ying

YES Alumni, Loo Si Ying recounts her volunteering in Hawaii and she explained how Islamic teaching about NOT killing others,…

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Volunteering Made Me A Better Person By Nur Hasina

YES Alumni, Nur Hasina has been volunteered 50 hours in two months (plans to reach 100 by the end). In…

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Baju Melayu In Alaska! By Mizan Hakeem

YES ALumni, Mizan Hakeem shared how he overcame his nerves and gave a wonderful presentation about Malaysia! On 24th February…

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5 answers to your question about hosting

Few experiences can spark interest in the world like opening up your home and becoming a host family for an…