Dutch roots run deep in family of UDM Law 1L student
Published: November 12, 2025
Law student Giselle (Gigi) DeJong holds a unique undergraduate
degree—she is one of two students who were the first in the world to
study all three national varieties of the Dutch language: Netherlands
Dutch, Belgian Dutch (Flemish), and Surinamese Dutch.
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