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Physical Therapy Aide
Thoai was born in Vietnam but he grew up in Bellflower, California where he was raised most of his life. He really wanted to excel at a sport so he decided to join the volleyball team which he ended up playing for 4 years. After he graduated high school, Thoai applied to Long Beach City College, and from there he transferred to Cal State Long Beach to get his bachelors degree. He recently graduated in Spring 2023 with a degree in Kinesiology Sport Psychology. Thoai is planning to take his prerequisites to apply to a physical therapy program in the future.
What got him inspired to become a physical therapist is being able change someone’s life though exercise and giving back their autonomy. Being able to make a difference in someone’s life is very rewarding.
During his free time he likes to weight lift, snowboard, golf, play video games, cook and eat good food!