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Latinx Well-Being & young adult well being

Below are the best resources we could find on Latinx Well-Being and young adult well being.

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From Migrant Farmer to Future Teacher

If you go by statistics, Raquel Pérez wasn’t supposed to be a success story. She wasn’t supposed to be an educational inspiration. Raquel is a migrant farmworker from one of the poorest regions in the country. She never experienced a complete school year in one state.

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2018
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Graduate Student Exemplifies Resilience, Adaptability During Penn State Journey

Finding one’s identity throughout college and beyond can be challenging for many, but through embracing her unique heritage, Esther Muñoz is making her way.

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Erin Hogge
2021
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From Undocumented Immigrant to Harvard Graduate

When Norma Torres' mother crossed the border without documents, she never imagined that 16 years later her daughter will be graduating from one of the most prestigious universities in the world: Harvard.

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2016
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For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color

For generations, Brown girls have had to push against powerful forces of sexism, racism, and classism, often feeling alone in the struggle. By founding Latina Rebels, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez has created a community to help women fight together.

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Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez
2021
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How Latinx Students Navigated Challenges of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented immense challenges for everyone, but a new report examining the experience of Latinx college students - many of whom are first-generation college attendees and members of lower-income families - found they are resilient and possess high self-efficacy, or...

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Sara Tubbs
2021
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‘This One’s for You.’ College Grad Dedicates Education to Immigrant Mother

Salinas, Calif., native Josselyn Sanchez is the daughter of a migrant field worker. This weekend, she’s dedicating her Sac State diploma to the woman whose dreams made it all possible.

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2019
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Citizens but Not Americans: Race and Belonging among Latino Millennials (Latina/o Sociology, 8)

An exploration of how race shapes Latino millennials’ notions of national belonging Latino millennials constitute the second largest segment of the millennial population. By sheer numbers they will inevitably have a significant social, economic, and political impact on U.S. society.

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Nilda Flores-González
2025
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College Graduate Honors Immigrant Parents in Powerful Photo

CNN's Alisyn Camerota speaks with Erica Alfaro, a college graduate from California, who decided to honor her parents in her graduation photos by standing in her cap and gown with them in the middle of the fruit fields where her mother still works.

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2019
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Americans by Heart: Undocumented Latino Students and the Promise of Higher Education (Multicultural Education)

Americans by Heart examines the plight of undocumented Latino students as they navigate the educational and legal tightrope presented by their immigration status.

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William Pérez
2011
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First-Generation Graduates Read Letters from Their Parents

UC Riverside has a long history of supporting first-generation students. At 58%, first-generation students make up more than half the student population at UCR. We connected with 11 of our first-generation graduates to see what being the first in their family to graduate meant to them.

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2019
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