Anthony Delacruz has some hard-earned advice for those grappling with adversity: practice gratitude. “My grandma has been my beacon of hope. She told me that gratitude could be the anchor that keeps us grounded in the hurricanes of our lives,” he said. “Her words galvanized my resilience.” At the time, Anthony and his family were… Read more »
For as long as he can remember, Edgar Olozagaste has had a keen interest in computers. It would take a family crisis, however, for him to realize that they could be the key to his future. The decisive catalyst was a series of heart-to-heart talks with his mother after Edgar and his siblings had been… Read more »
It took Mariana De Leon a staggering eight years of meetings, filings, and legal maneuvering to obtain a Green Card. The experience helped ignite her passion for legal advocacy on behalf of immigrants. “There is clearly a dearth of competent lawyers to help bridge cultural, language, and other barriers that often hinder immigrants seeking permanent… Read more »
Dr. Mara Sweeney’s stock advice for young people is simple: Don’t be afraid to chart your own course. It’s a maxim she came by following two pivotal episodes in her own life.
No one would accuse Omar Coronel of being a chatterbox. Whether speaking or writing, he invariably expresses himself with a careful economy of words. With support from the Scholarship Foundation, he’s now bringing this same penchant for precision to his studies as a freshman architecture major at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. “Drawing was once… Read more »
Alex Elliott traces the first stirrings of his passion for science and mathematics to a field trip he took as a sixth-grader.
For Evan Sherman, art is about more than colors and shapes on a canvas. “I approach my artwork as a means to provoke conversation and thought,” he said. “Through art, I am able to contribute to larger dialogs in a language that is accessible and universal. At its most fundamental, I view art as visual… Read more »
Oscar Velasco knows a little something about being an underdog. The son of agricultural workers from Mexico, he recently became the first in his family to earn a college degree…
One of the nation’s foremost experts on U.S. Asia policy, Daniel Kliman has authored two influential books on changing power dynamics in the region…
Daniel Ibarra Nunez needn’t look far for motivation. His hardworking mother and father, immigrants from Zacatecas, Mexico, provide daily inspiration…
