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First Gen Students Struggle to Go Back to School Amid Ongoing Pandemic

Laysha MacedoAugust 11, 2021August 12, 2021

by Laysha MacedoAugust 11, 2021August 12, 202104176

As I prepare for my return to campus, I’ve reflected on how this year of isolation went. Obtaining higher education is hard enough, but add to it being a first-generation student and you’re in for four years of learning on...

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First Gen Struggles: F*ck Capitalism But I Still Need to Make and Save Money

Virginia IsaadMay 26, 2021June 1, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMay 26, 2021June 1, 202104682

Kara Pérez is the founder of Bravely Go, a financial platform focused on feminist economics and inclusive personal finance. A few months ago I helped my first gen Latina cousin open her first IRA (Individual Retirement Account). As we were...

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Latina Daughter of Undocumented Immigrants Headed to Harvard

Virginia IsaadApril 16, 2021

by Virginia IsaadApril 16, 202106836

Proving Latinas are capable of anything despite the obstacles immigrants and first generation kids face, another student has now been accepted into Ivy League schools. Stephany Gutiérrez is a senior at Santa Ana High School and she was recently accepted...

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First Generation Mexican-American Itzel Luna Accepted into Five Ivy League Schools

Virginia IsaadApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

by Virginia IsaadApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021013998

Ivy Leagues schools are notoriously hard to get into and one Latina student based in Los Angeles County recently got accepted into five. Itzel Luna is now going to be a first generation college student after she was accepted into...