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UGA alum with family in Pasadena extra proud to be a Bulldog

2010 UGA alum Pei-Ying Nie is extra happy to be a Bulldog. She was already planning to be in Pasadena this holiday season, and is thrilled her alma mater is, too. Photo: Jennifer Brett, jbrett@ajc.com

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

2010 UGA alum Pei-Ying Nie is extra happy to be a Bulldog. She was already planning to be in Pasadena this holiday season, and is thrilled her alma mater is, too. Photo: Jennifer Brett, jbrett@ajc.com
By Jennifer Brett
Dec 28, 2017

Pasadena, Calif. - Pei-Ying Nie, a UGA alum like her sisters Ling Ling and Phonshia, had already planned to be in Pasadena this year, since Phonshia lives here now.

What luck - their alma mater is here this year too! We caught up with Nie, whose parents still live in metro Atlanta, near the Rose Bowl where volunteers were decorating floats.

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