First Graduate

This spring I became the first in my family to graduate from college – with a major in Latin American studies, and a minor in education.    

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Alex; I am a college student going into my junior year at the University of California at Santa Cruz. I was invited to this amazing conference by Maida Stupski, a senior analyst at the Stupski Foundation. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Israel Alexander Lazo; I am a college student going into my junior year at the University of California at Santa Cruz. I was invited to this amazing conference by Maida Stupski, a senior analyst at the Stupski Foundation. I would like to thank her for such a great opportunity to be here, sharing my story and thoughts about the educational system in the U.S. as well as the work I am doing with youth in San Francisco.