Koffi Ametepe
When Koffi moved to the U.S. from Togo in 2011, he knew enough English to get...
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Marzieh Ghulami
Marzieh Ghulami came to the U.S. with her mother in 2014. Her family originally came from...
Jose Antonio Lorenzo Valdespino
When Jose Antonio Lorenzo Valdespino moved to the United States from his homeland of Michoacán, Mexico,...
Rocio Gomez
Rocio Gomez left high school after her freshman year, when she had her oldest daughter. Now,...
Luis Rodriguez
Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Luis Antonio Rodriguez is no stranger to hardship. He...
Hortensia Castro
Hortensia always had faith that she would we make it into UIC’s nursing program, but it...
Roderick Moore
Roderick left high school in the Roseland neighborhood his junior year – in 1999 – and...
Emmanuel Betson
A native of Ghana, Emmanuel Betson didn’t finish college – he opted to start a career...
Elaine Brooks
Elaine Brooks stopped attending high school when her kids were born. While working her way up...