Asian-American, Female, Story
Untitled During the summer of 2014, I traveled to a rural area in China called Ningxia for a micro financing trip, along with about a hundred other students. Since we did not have sufficient funds for everyone to receive a loan, we split up into groups of five to...
Latinx/Chicanx, Male, Story
Mi Identidad: Caught in the Middle My mother had no clue of what it meant to obtain a quality education when she immigrated to the United States from her hometown of Atemajac De Brizuela with her single mother 44 years ago. Growing up in Oakland, California and not...
Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
Untitled Growing up I was always the youngest out of 14 grandchildren with my closest cousin in age being seven years older than me. This caused me to mature at a faster pace than other kids my age and be more self-aware of everything that occurred around me....
Asian-American, Female, Story
A Doctor for Two Weeks “What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a common questions that adults like to ask children. My answer has always been “I am going to be a doctor!” The largest influence on my decision was my parents, as they...
