City Colleges of Chicago

Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz’s love for cooking started young – helping his mom make mole in the kitchen...

Sep 13

2

Janneth Alvarado

When Janneth Alvarado moved from Ecuador to Chicago at only 20 years old, her objective was...

Mar 20

4

Koffi Ametepe

When Koffi moved to the U.S. from Togo in 2011, he knew enough English to get...

Oct 30

16

Marzieh Ghulami

Marzieh Ghulami came to the U.S. with her mother in 2014. Her family originally came from...

Oct 25

13

Jose Antonio Lorenzo Valdespino

When Jose Antonio Lorenzo Valdespino moved to the United States from his homeland of Michoacán, Mexico,...

Aug 3

19

Hortensia Castro

Hortensia always had faith that she would we make it into UIC’s nursing program, but it...

Jun 29

7

Aifeng Chen

When Aifeng Chen first moved to the United States in 2012, she decided to take ESL...

May 5

4

Shujie Lin

Shujie Lin has come a long way in a very short time. Having come to the...

May 4

5

Paola Salcedo

Choosing Olive-Harvey College because it was close to home, close to her kids’ school, and affordable,...

Apr 28

5

Maria Elena Soria

Maria Elena Soria was born into a hard-working, middle-class family in Colombia, who always taught her...

Apr 9

2