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Where I Come From and Where I’m Going
Written by: Jennifer Ruano 🇸🇻🇭🇳 Mascot Testudo rubs bronze statue Testudo's nose for good luck (via Stephanie S. Cordle/Maryland Today) When I first arrived at the University of Maryland, I can still picture being surrounded by thousands of students effortlessly navigating schedules and buildings — an experience their past generations had witnessed already. At that moment, I realized how different my experience was from many of the students around me. While others seemed
La Voz Latina
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The Latino Experience Studying Abroad in Denmark
Written by: Mark Aguilar 🇸🇻 Nyhavn Harbor in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 26, 2023. (Mark Aguilar) A few years ago, I was at a...
La Voz Latina
Oct 2, 20234 min read
First-generation: Same word different experiences
Written by: Justin Guzman 🇪🇨 Testudo sitting in front of McKeldin Library at the University of Maryland on March 31, 2023. (Jenson...
La Voz Latina
Mar 31, 20233 min read
The first generation experience at the University of Maryland
Written by: Alejandra Perez 🇲🇽 Maryland Terps come from different backgrounds, varying in race, economic statuses, and social classes....
La Voz Latina
Mar 24, 20233 min read
First Latino student board member fights for equity in PG County
By: Hannah Kennedy Growing up, Alvaro Ceron-Ruiz noticed that not many people in school looked like him. Now, at the age of 17, the boy...
La Voz Latina
Dec 8, 20225 min read
Melissa Del Rios
By: Alexa Figueroa 🇸🇻 Melissa Del Rios posing in Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center at the University of Maryland on Nov.11,...
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Nov 13, 20221 min read
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