Seeking what was meant for me
Cal in Color
Every time someone stopped me on campus to thank me for voicing issues facing first-generation students, I felt like I was doing something right.
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Finding strength to uplift those in my community
Cal in Color
I often wished I knew how to help my family and those in my community so that law enforcement wouldn’t take advantage of them.
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You got to speak it into existence!
Cal in Color
Like I always said and still say to this day to myself and those around me, “You got to speak it into existence!”
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My final and only option
Cal in Color
When the time came to start applying, I poured out my heart in essays and prayed I would get into UC Berkeley, as it had always been my dream school.
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Life before and after quarantine
Cal in Color
My job kept me on a productive routine and provided little time to think or worry about external issues, but COVID-19 has thrown my life into disarray.
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To the ones who shaped me
Cal in Color
It was inspiring to know that these young adults who looked like me and came from Oakland had managed to accomplish so much.
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Poetry for first-generation students at UC Berkeley
Cal in Color
We need people who we can relate to on a personal level and share our experiences and feelings with; we need to feel understood by someone else.
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Culture shock at UC Berkeley
Cal in Color
Berkeley was never too far away from home, and even though I rarely visited, I didn’t think it would be that different from Oakland — but it was.
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Voices of future first-generation college students
Cal in Color
The kids and I were on the same boat; I understood that they felt unsafe with the presence of an authority who is supposed to make them feel safe.
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Appreciating random acts of kindness
Cal in Color
Growing up with random acts of kindness as a part of a daily routine instilled me with compassion and encouraged me to continue practicing them.
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