by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2017-2018 and prior
Born in Colombia and raised in Venezuela by a single mother, Yamileth was in her fourth year of college in Venezuela when a family tragedy brought her to the United States. Despite not knowing English, she worked hard for years running her late father’s convenience...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2017-2018 and prior
Ciro fled from his home in Venezuela after being threatened because of his work documenting human rights violations. He became a political asylee in the U.S. and enrolled at El Centro Del Cardenal in Boston while working as a digital media editor, multimedia...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2019-2020, First Literacy Scholars 2020-2021
Luis attended elementary school in his small village in El Salvador, but high school and university required travel to a bigger town, a trip that exposed him to weekly gang attacks. After his report to the police, more serious threats forced him to abandon his family...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2019-2020
Born in Brazil, Izabella was left with her grandparents when her single mother went abroad to work. She was seventeen and a sophomore in high school when her mother brought her and her older sibling to Medford. She graduated from Medford High School in May 2018 and...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2019-2020
After years of educational challenges, Axel found the JVS Adult Diploma Pathway, where, with his own hard work and the dedication and patience of his teachers, it all “clicked.” Axel graduated in June with his high-school diploma, a passion for computers, and the...
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