{"id":116217,"date":"2020-04-21T14:02:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T00:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=116217"},"modified":"2020-10-16T10:07:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T20:07:25","slug":"student-relief-fund-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/21\/student-relief-fund-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Student relief: Math major calculates how to make ends meet"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Pono Wong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adjusting to French 101 online during the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s historic move to distance learning is just a fraction of the struggle for Pono Wong<\/strong> these days. The 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a> student has dreams of becoming a high school math teacher and looks forward to graduation in 2021. But completing his college education has been hindered by financial setbacks. Wong\u2019s hours as a student tutor at Windward Community College<\/a> were drastically cut back after COVID-19 precautionary measures were put into place.<\/p>\n

“Rent is usually the problem. Our rent is $1,200. Sometimes we can make it to the end of the month. Sometimes we have to ask for help,” he explained.<\/p>\n

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Pono Wong with his ʻohana<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n