Add to ORKGBalancing between being one of the boys and a lady, Marisa Cervantes writes about the challenge that personal relationships, family, and insecurities pose in relation to education. Despite feeling guilty about leaving her high school boyfriend behind, Marisa comes to recognize the importance of letting go of the familiar. By embracing the new challenges of being a first-generation student, Cervantes soon realizes that her future has much in store
After embarking on her college career, Carla Ventura is forced to come to terms with an internal war...
Change has an unsettling power that can scare most individuals. For those who commute between diffe...
Marco Ramirez has made it halfway through his college career. It hasn’t been the easiest for him, bu...
Ana Laura is a young Latin girl with a strong desire to learn and get an education. This attitude ha...
A young African American girl struggled to stay socially afloat in a predominantly white private sch...
Many first-generation students go into college hoping to make their parents proud. Throughout their ...
Alejandra Vargas grew up in a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California that consisted mainly of immig...
First-generation college student Valerie Nario narrates her struggle to finance her education and he...
Lilian Salas is a first-gen student and child of diaspora. Overwhelmed and exhausted, Salas consider...
Sarah Poblano is a first generation sophomore Sociology major from Glendale, California. As the elde...
Throughout her first two years at Loyola Marymount University, Kay Hampton has struggled with feelin...
In his narrative, author Oscar Pineda delves into the concept of the American Dream. When the narrat...
Melissa proudly announced her acceptance at a highly selective university to family and friends duri...
Citlaly Orozco came into college as a quiet and shy person, obedient to all authority including her ...
In her narrative, author Angelica Diaz writes about her development as a daughter, sister, and aunt....
After embarking on her college career, Carla Ventura is forced to come to terms with an internal war...
Change has an unsettling power that can scare most individuals. For those who commute between diffe...
Marco Ramirez has made it halfway through his college career. It hasn’t been the easiest for him, bu...
Ana Laura is a young Latin girl with a strong desire to learn and get an education. This attitude ha...
A young African American girl struggled to stay socially afloat in a predominantly white private sch...
Many first-generation students go into college hoping to make their parents proud. Throughout their ...
Alejandra Vargas grew up in a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California that consisted mainly of immig...
First-generation college student Valerie Nario narrates her struggle to finance her education and he...
Lilian Salas is a first-gen student and child of diaspora. Overwhelmed and exhausted, Salas consider...
Sarah Poblano is a first generation sophomore Sociology major from Glendale, California. As the elde...
Throughout her first two years at Loyola Marymount University, Kay Hampton has struggled with feelin...
In his narrative, author Oscar Pineda delves into the concept of the American Dream. When the narrat...
Melissa proudly announced her acceptance at a highly selective university to family and friends duri...
Citlaly Orozco came into college as a quiet and shy person, obedient to all authority including her ...
In her narrative, author Angelica Diaz writes about her development as a daughter, sister, and aunt....
After embarking on her college career, Carla Ventura is forced to come to terms with an internal war...
Change has an unsettling power that can scare most individuals. For those who commute between diffe...
Marco Ramirez has made it halfway through his college career. It hasn’t been the easiest for him, bu...