Written by: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Owen Kramer. (Emelyn Gomez) Owen Kramer has had many conversations that have shaped his view on life. One evening with his grandfather, he discussed his internal thoughts regarding his background. As a half-Cuban, half-Western European, he always questioned where he stood culturally. “How do I interact with the world?” he asked. “I don't want to say that I have had the same experience as other people, because I haven't… but I do also

Written by: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Ariana Tsegai. (Emelyn Gomez) In a family of trailblazers, Ariana Tsegai was destined to accomplish her dreams. After her parents and two older siblings immigrated to the U.S. from Eritrea with no money or idea of what to do next, she knew she had big shoes to fill. Coming from a low-income household, Tsegai struggled to have the academic and financial support that her classmates had. As an outlook, she would volunteer in political cam

Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Jury Medrano. (Emelyn Gomez) After many of her high school friends decided not to pursue higher education, Jury Medrano naturally wanted to follow in their footsteps. Creendo que no era capaz, intentó ser estudiante en Montgomery College durante unos semestres. “I didn’t even know I was gonna pursue higher education… Not seeing Latinos like myself, especially that came from underserved backgrounds, that came from a similar background,