Full Circle: Hilda Rivera’s Powerful Journey
December 14, 2018. When Hilda Rivera immigrated to the United States with her mother, she had almost nothing. She had no high school diploma. No English-language skills. And no job prospects. Finishing high school was never going to happen and college was a dream so impossible it had never even crossed her mind. Today, Hilda …
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High School Student Jose Gonzalez Achieves Success Through Support & Hard Work
Due to lack of support and financial difficulties, Jose Gonzalez could not continue his education beyond junior high school and instead became a boxer in Guadalajara, Mexico. He came to the United States in his early twenties. Gonzalez adjusted from city life to working tirelessly on a farm in Southern California. He got married and …
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Student Kintra Thongdyxay Completes High School Diploma at Age 71
A widowed mother of two children, Kintra Thongdyxay came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam. Once a school teacher, Thongdyxay found work in a restaurant and donut shop in America. She raised her two sons and provided for them the best that she could. Both have now graduated from California State University, …
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