My name is Moses Dobson. Born herein America and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. My plan is to major in the field of Business in hopes of blending it with sports my passion. Both my parents are American as well, my mother being from New York and my father from North Carolina. I look forward to getting to know some of you during this quick summer session.…
In her junior year of high school she decided she couldn’t stay in Birmingham. She applied for an early entrance program at Fisk University, in Nashville, Tennessee, and an experimental program developed by the (AFSC). This program allowed black students from the South could attend integrated high schools in the North, She chose the AFSC program. Davis attended Elisabeth Irwin High School, located on the edge of Greenwich…
I, Brenda Isabeles-Chaves, am a 17 year-old teenage girl that was born in Vallejo, California but was raised in Napa, California. I come from a family of four. My parents were born and raised in Mexico in a place called Tuxpan, Jalisco. Then there is my younger brother, whom I tend to always fight with. Even though I only have one sibling, I have cousins that over the years I have come to consider as siblings.…
NURS 6001 Professional My full name is Maria Guadalupe Rivera. I am number eight out of nine children. I was born in a small town in Zacatecas Mexico.…
In 1957, just three years after the monumental Brown v. Board of Education decision, nine students integrated Little Rock’s Central High School in hopes of paving the path to full…
Ellen Ochoa once said, “Don’t be afraid to reach for the stars,” and she has certainly lived up to the saying. Because of her outer space discoveries and missions as an astronaut, she has not only helped shape Florida history, and that of the continental U.S. as well. She has played a huge role in how hispanic americans have influenced Florida because she defied the odds to become the first female hispanic astronaut, and paved the way for future women and latinos to achieve their goals. `To begin, Ellen Ochoa is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable astronauts alive, which many wouldn’t have thought possible because she was female and had hispanic heritage. She documented almost 1,000 hours total in orbit, which is one of the greatest records in history.…
Hello, I am Selena Yuan. My birth name is Xiaoya Yuan. Since it is hard for most people to pronounce my name, my parents changed it to Selena. Therefore, Selena is my English name. I have a family of four people: my parents, my younger brother who is nine years old and me.…
My name is Nelson Ocasio. I’m currently residing in the city of Lacey in Washington State. I’m recently retired from the United States Army on October 26, 2015 after 22 years of active duty service and 7 years as a member of the National Guard. I have a beautiful family, my wife, two daughters and one son. My oldest daughter has graduated with a degree in anthropology/sociology.…
DECISION It is noted in the file that the listed items of a foreign judgment (pages.10/11), among those, the one that sets forth for the return to the use of maiden name of M DE L S D, are crossed out, so it is assumed that they were made void. That said, it is ordered to notify the parties within thirty (30) days, to clarify the aforesaid erasure, bringing to the file a new foreign judgment that the parties are seeking the approval, without any erasures, allowing to infer clearly what was decided by the US Court. It is noteworthy, for appropriate, that said document must be accompanied by the necessary Brazilian consular seal and translation made by a certified professional in Brazil.…
I am from a religious, Catholic, working class family that immigrated to the land of opportunity in the 1980s from Cuba. I am considered a Hispanic Latina even though I was born in America. I am an only daughter and granddaughter, who grew up in a suburban part of Miami; Hialeah. I learned English as a second language in primary school and was labeled gifted and talented after completing assessments. I am a young adult first generation college student at the University of Florida; Go Gators.…
Hi I’m Onatah. My family lives in the northeastern part of the US, and I’m 11. Fun fact is my name means daughter of earth. The Iroquois had made a confederacy with different tribes that went through a lot.…
I’m chimene Gato. I was born in Congo democratic in Goma in April 27,1997. I’m twenty years old for now. I study all of my kindergarten and middle school in a small corrupted place called Beni. I was born in a religious family a, as a result of that I began to sing in choir at the age of 5.…
Hello! My name is Stephania Desir. I was born and raised in Haiti. I moved to Tampa when I was 13 years old. I love to cook and eat.…
I am Akira, an African-American girl who is living in Nigeria. This is the story of my life. Today was a very good day in my village Ado. My mom has given birth to my brand new baby sister. They named her Ebude.…
“Would I integrate Central if I had it to do over again? My answer is yes, unequivocally yes.” (Beals, 3) Melba Pattillo Beals, the author of the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry describes her journey as she enrolls into Central High, a soon-to-be-integrated all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Throughout the novel Melba withstands a tremendous amount of abuse while bearing the weight of responsibility, but she never backs down. Melba had made up her mind from the beginning and the stuck with her decision until she government stopped her.…