by Julie Slack | Aug 6, 2024 | First Literacy Scholars 2024-2025
In 2019, Nancary and her family came to the United States from the Dominican Republic to make a better life for themselves. Growing up with an absent father, her mother instilled in her and her four siblings that drive and perseverance are essential to excel in...
by Julie Slack | Aug 5, 2024 | First Literacy Scholars 2024-2025
Khadija’s journey from Casablanca to the United States has been filled with challenges and triumphs as she navigated a new life and language barriers to build a better future for herself and her family. With a bachelor’s degree in physics, Khadija arrived...
by Julie Slack | Aug 5, 2024 | First Literacy Scholars 2024-2025
Growing up in a challenging environment, Erika faced hardship after her mother’s passing at a young age. Her father often struggled to put food on the table and worked long hours leaving Erika to care for the house and her siblings. Despite the difficulties, she...
by Julie Slack | Aug 5, 2024 | First Literacy Scholars 2024-2025
Angel attended Boston Public Schools where she was bullied to an extreme extent, leading to a broken hip that her bullies were not held accountable for. She endured a long and painful recovery. Despite excelling in math, teachers discouraged her and even gave her a...
by Julie Slack | Aug 5, 2024 | First Literacy Scholars 2024-2025
In school in the Dominican Republic, Andres had initially struggled in English classes until he was drawn in by a Twenty One Pilots song that he connected to and wanted to be able to understand. He began to utilize language learning apps like Duolingo and started...
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