by Julie Slack | Aug 6, 2025 | First Literacy Scholars 2025-2026
Ysabel grew up in a family of schoolteachers in Peru. Her mother died when she was only eleven years old, and her father raised her and her siblings with a passion for the arts and for helping others. While living in Peru, she earned a degree in economics and worked...
by Julie Slack | Aug 6, 2025 | First Literacy Scholars 2025-2026
Pa Modou comes from a small country in West Africa, where he witnessed firsthand how education can profoundly transform an individual’s life. Despite being raised in a struggling household unfamiliar with the value of Western education, he was taught the importance of...
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 10, 2023 | First Literacy Scholars 2023-2024, First Literacy Scholars 2024-2025, First Literacy Scholars 2025-2026, Showcase
Bintou is from a small town in Africa’s Ivory Coast. For girls in her family going to school was unheard of. Her father believed school was designed for boys and girls were meant to stay at home, learning to cook, clean, and eventually take care of a husband, a home,...
by Julie Slack | Nov 8, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2017-2018 and prior, First Literacy Scholars 2018-2019
As a mother of two boys, Girlene came to the United States looking for a better life for her family. She did not go to college in her home country of Brazil because it was too expensive, but it has always been her dream. Girlene worked hard to learn English to apply...
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