Alumni Spotlight: Marom May
On December 5, 2017 Long Beach City College's Student Equity Speaker Series featured Alumnus Marom May - Kickboxing Champion, Army Veteran and EMT at the Pacific Coast Campus.
Marom May shared his incredible story of challenge and triumph as a Cambodian refugee, competitive kickboxer, Army soldier, and what he took away from his time at LBCC.
May and his family came to the United States to flee the genocidal Killing Fields of the Khmer Rouge. Growing up in Long Beach, May experienced the constant threat of inner-city struggles such as drugs and gang violence. As a reprieve, he would find solace in training and competing as a Khmer and Muuy Thai kickboxer.
During his career, May was a two-time IKKC (International Kickboxing-Karate Championship) Muay Thai Junior Lightweight champion (1997 & 1998). In 2010, May enlisted in the US Army Reserves as a 25U Signal Support System Specialist and was deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan from 2013-2014. May earned an Associates Degree in Fire Science with an Emergency Medical Technician certificate at Long Beach City College and is currently studying to get his bachelor's degree in Radiology at California State University, Dominquez Hills.
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