Add to ORKGThis poem illustrates the struggle of an undergraduate first-generation college student who knew little about the first-gen identity or the experiences she would encounter until she became a First To Go Scholar at Loyola Marymount University. The poet represents the First To Go Program as a flashlight that has helped her to navigate a once dark and unfamiliar environment
This edition of First-Gen Voices features the stories and work of 24 first-generation college studen...
A young African American girl struggled to stay socially afloat in a predominantly white private sch...
It is difficult to pinpoint or isolate specific events in a person’s life and say, “There, that is w...
This poem uses fairytale references to show the differences between first-gen college students and t...
This poem describes the imposter syndrome I had to struggle through as a first-gen student. There ar...
This poem discusses the overwhelming pressure that is put on students to justify their right to be a...
There can sometimes be a gap between first-gen students and parents who have not experienced the str...
This piece is about my leave of absence that I had to take last spring for financial reasons, which ...
“When did you realize that you were a first-generation college student?” Through a collection of nar...
This is literally my story of attending LMU as a first-gen college student. It includes what it took...
This poem is about the life of my late grandfather who encouraged me every time we spoke. He urged m...
This poem is a reflection on first-generation college student Tiffany Ta\u27s family heritage. The p...
Many first-generation students go into college hoping to make their parents proud. Throughout their ...
The first-generation college experience is one that is often a subtle realization. This piece examin...
Keagan recounts a first-gen poet\u27s experience babysitting a 12 month old who cried incessantly f...
This edition of First-Gen Voices features the stories and work of 24 first-generation college studen...
A young African American girl struggled to stay socially afloat in a predominantly white private sch...
It is difficult to pinpoint or isolate specific events in a person’s life and say, “There, that is w...
This poem uses fairytale references to show the differences between first-gen college students and t...
This poem describes the imposter syndrome I had to struggle through as a first-gen student. There ar...
This poem discusses the overwhelming pressure that is put on students to justify their right to be a...
There can sometimes be a gap between first-gen students and parents who have not experienced the str...
This piece is about my leave of absence that I had to take last spring for financial reasons, which ...
“When did you realize that you were a first-generation college student?” Through a collection of nar...
This is literally my story of attending LMU as a first-gen college student. It includes what it took...
This poem is about the life of my late grandfather who encouraged me every time we spoke. He urged m...
This poem is a reflection on first-generation college student Tiffany Ta\u27s family heritage. The p...
Many first-generation students go into college hoping to make their parents proud. Throughout their ...
The first-generation college experience is one that is often a subtle realization. This piece examin...
Keagan recounts a first-gen poet\u27s experience babysitting a 12 month old who cried incessantly f...
This edition of First-Gen Voices features the stories and work of 24 first-generation college studen...
A young African American girl struggled to stay socially afloat in a predominantly white private sch...
It is difficult to pinpoint or isolate specific events in a person’s life and say, “There, that is w...