@gisselfregoso: 🥹🩵💛 #ucla #uclabruins #firstgen #latinoexcellence #highereducation

dora_la_exploraadora🧿 :

They don’t realize that most parent feel accomplished just by knowing they are better off!

delilah :

“Échale ganas mija”

Ana B :

Yo le dije a mi hija. Te voy a dar lo que yo nunca tuve y está en su último. Año ahí en ucla

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ :

Tears in my first gen, Latina, daughter of immigrants eyes

T3ch6runt :

Those words carry weight. 🥺

Grey (entity) :

my dad saying "hechale ganas" more often ever since he was unlawfully detained. I WILL be getting this degree with honors

Veronica 🦢💌🍓🎞️ :

Tears in my Latina eyes ☹️

jacki :

as a latina ucla alum, i am so proud of you!! 🥹 remember that you earned your place there and deserve to be there just as much as anyone else. never doubt that you belong! rooting for you!! 💙

Mr. Juan Renteria, Jr. :

My dad always says, “Puro pa delante.” How lucky are we to have family who fought to give us the option to choose any dream we dared to dream.

Ruben RB :

Filling rooms I don’t “belong in”

forfunh6 :

I wonder if people from our home countries just laugh at us for thinking we’re special for listening to Mexican music at the university we attend bc that’s their normal

alexia🧚🏽‍♀️ :

i love Latinas baddie in higher ed🥹

Denise & Jose :

Aww so proud of you

George Franco :

Adelante Raza!!! 💪🏽🙏🏽👊🏽😎💙💙💙

💔💔💔 :

VAMOS UCLA AHI ESTA MI HIJA ES SU 3er AÑO🤗 No dejemos de apoyar a toda la juventud todos pueden solo q veces no los motivamos como papás y si hay muchas ayudas

david :

No fr first in my family to move away for school and now I’m the first to see Europe studying abroad🥲🥲

Marin :

Aquí una UCLA mama 💙💛💙💛 se el orgullo que tú mami siente por ti. Es lo mejor que uds de hijos e hijas nos pueden dar 💙💛💙💛💙💛

Araceli Robles :

you are the inspiration

daniel :

ash✮˚. ᵎᵎ 𖦹彡⋆｡˚🌷 :

i love to see it 🥹🫶

Sombrita :

Felicidades 😇 a seguir tus sueños

Mayra Johnson :

La palabras de oro de mi Madre 🤌🏼.

gello_covian :

Échale los kilos mija 💪

vegaslawtina :

I know a prelaw student when I see one

yas :

"échale ganas mija para que no trabajes en el campo como nosotros" 🥺