Dreams are shaped by ideals as families shape the beliefs we grasp strongly. The sacrifices and struggles of my family are what have shaped me to be the person I am today, therefore I have dedicated my path as a first generation Hispanic student to my family.
My family and I were born in Guadalajara, Mexico. After three and a half years of living there, my family decided to seek a promising future in The United States. My father would travel back and forth from the United States to work and earn money to send to us in Mexico. Eventually my mother was able to get a visa and move my siblings and me to the United States. We lived in Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia before settling into a small-scale apartment in Howard County, Maryland. Luckily …show more content…
The workshops consisted of motivational speeches, games and lessons. The purpose of this project was to motivate Hispanic populations to attend college, finish high school, and become involved in the community. The goal of this organization was significant to me so I did everything I could to acquire a leadership position. I stayed interactive as I attended speeches and arguments. After the event Mrs. Elisa Montalvo from the Howard County Board of Education contacted and informed me of a follow up program called Hispanic Youth Leadership. Seven other students were selected from Howard County with the purpose of bringing the lessons and motivation we learned from the previous institute to Howard County. At the commencement of the year, a miniature symposium was organized to benefit the Hispanic community. We invited every Howard County student of Hispanic descent to attend an event that was not only social, but educational and empowering as well. Motivational speakers such as Dr. Renee A. Foose, the Howard County Superintendent came to speak at our event. The event was to encourage the Hispanic community to work hard and show them there is an opportunity for college. After every event I would give a speech to
My family and I were born in Guadalajara, Mexico. After three and a half years of living there, my family decided to seek a promising future in The United States. My father would travel back and forth from the United States to work and earn money to send to us in Mexico. Eventually my mother was able to get a visa and move my siblings and me to the United States. We lived in Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia before settling into a small-scale apartment in Howard County, Maryland. Luckily …show more content…
The workshops consisted of motivational speeches, games and lessons. The purpose of this project was to motivate Hispanic populations to attend college, finish high school, and become involved in the community. The goal of this organization was significant to me so I did everything I could to acquire a leadership position. I stayed interactive as I attended speeches and arguments. After the event Mrs. Elisa Montalvo from the Howard County Board of Education contacted and informed me of a follow up program called Hispanic Youth Leadership. Seven other students were selected from Howard County with the purpose of bringing the lessons and motivation we learned from the previous institute to Howard County. At the commencement of the year, a miniature symposium was organized to benefit the Hispanic community. We invited every Howard County student of Hispanic descent to attend an event that was not only social, but educational and empowering as well. Motivational speakers such as Dr. Renee A. Foose, the Howard County Superintendent came to speak at our event. The event was to encourage the Hispanic community to work hard and show them there is an opportunity for college. After every event I would give a speech to