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Ayaka Kawakami

Moving to Chicago would mean living abroad for the first time in my life, but I did it—I moved to…

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Fazel Ahad Ahadi

As a visiting professor at the University of Chicago and an ESL student at City Colleges, Fazel Ahad Ahadi is…

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Ruben Lopez

Ruben Lopez initially turned to City Colleges to learn English. Now, he's advancing his tech career in our cutting-edge Machine…

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Guadalupe Rojas

Guadalupe Rojas has been a Daley College student since she was three years old. Growing up, her father took English…

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Veronica Rodriguez

When Veronica Rodriguez arrived in the U.S. from Venezuela two years ago, she had to figure out how to start…

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Angelika Szymanowska

Shortly after completing high school, Angelika Szymanowska moved from Poland to the Northeast side of Chicago and began her journey…

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Deynna Rey

Through a combination of her own hard work and the encouragement she received from faculty and staff at City Colleges…

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Rafael Gamboa

Originally from Venezuela, Rafael Gamboa has wanted to live in Chicago since he was 12 years old. He streamed the…

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Alvaro Mendieta

Alvaro Mendieta arrived to the US from Ecuador eight years ago and enrolled in English as a Second Language classes…

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Kam Tim Kwan

ESL courses gave him the confidence and motivation he needed to continue his education and transfer into college credit courses

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Valentina Atehortua

Two years ago, Valentina Atehortua moved thousands of miles away from her home in Colombia, arriving in Chicago just months…

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