Built from the ground up, first-generation students’ journeys

Building from the ground up is daunting. Moving from one place to another to establish a future for your children is brave. However, the first-generation student taking the world by storm is empowering, entering a new and strange chapter, hoping to inspire the generation after. Being the first in her family to receive higher education, sophomore political science major Angelica Victoria Garcia is a first-generation student. After arriving in the United States from Mexico, Garcia’s parents initially wanted to stay for a couple of years so she could get established in elementary school. However, after Garcia’s teachers noticed how well she took to school, her parents decided to stay to further her education, and then let her decide whether she wanted to attend college. “They always let me know that if I wanted to go to college it was definitely an option, I just had to work hard for it,” Garcia said.

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