Senior Stephanie Abad and her fellow First Wave Ambassadors — (left to right) Catherine Reyes-Higueros, Aaliyah Pitts and Terra Hernandez, a staff member of the Graphic — pose on Drescher Gulls Way Patio during the First-Generation Spring Banquet on April 6. Abad said being a First Wave Ambassador has helped her feel more connected to her community. Photo courtesy of Stephanie … [Read more...] about A Brighter Future: First-Generation College Students Share Their Experiences
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Multidimensional Identity: Hana Shim
Senior Hana Shim poses with her family in Hawai'i in June 2020. Shim said she never left Hawai'i until she came to California for college. Photos courtesy of Hana Shim Some students may refer to senior Hana Shim as, "That girl with a big tattoo down her right leg." For Shim, however, it is more than just a piece of body art: The tattoo — ala niho, a Hawaiian tradition to … [Read more...] about Multidimensional Identity: Hana Shim
Joys and Pains of First-generation College Students
Photos by Kayla Lee “College had always been a thing that I was working toward and college had always been my ultimate goal. It was my resource toward economic mobility and to be someone my parents were not able to be,” said senior Jazmin Guardado, an International Studies major at Pepperdine. She is a first-generation college student. Guardado is from Los Angeles, but … [Read more...] about Joys and Pains of First-generation College Students
