Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/class-of-2017/ Our Thing Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/class-of-2017/ 144 144 Hope, Determination and Courage: 7 Inspiring Stories From First-Generation Latino Graduates https://remezcla.com/features/culture/hope-determination-courage-7-inspiring-stories-first-generation-latino-graduates/ Sat, 27 May 2017 04:09:04 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=218982 As the Class of 2017 graduates this year, beaming parents and loved ones will look on with pride. But perhaps no one will feel this joy as intensely as the families of first-generation grads. Not only are they seeing their children succeed, they’re seeing them push their entire family forward. While Latino enrollment in two-

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]]> Melissa Mora_Itzel Alejandra-14 Melissa Mora is the first in her family to graduate from college. She earned a Juris Doctor from CUNY School of Law. Photo by Itzel Alejandra Martinez for Remezcla