Kalpana Tripathee was born in Kathmandu, Nepal but now attends West Coast University in Dallas as a nursing student. When a strong earthquake shook the region, killing thousands and leaving nearly a half-million people homeless, the faculty and staff of WCU Dallas asked her what they could do to help.

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