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TRIO Alumna and Community Advocate Nkauj Iab Yang Works to Advance Equity “So All Communities Can Thrive”

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Nkauj Iab Yang Yang’s experience in Youth Together , Banteay Srei , Serve The People , Hmong Innovating Politics , and the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center , among other organizations, was a logical extension of her work as a community organizer at school and municipal levels to promote equity and hold public officials accountable. “As

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From Port-au-Prince to Policy: A TRIO Upward Bound Journey of Service and Success

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I volunteered to speak to students in Ecuador, organized a book drive for underserved schools in Mexico, and helped create a State Department’s federal program to support first-generation college graduates in the United States and at our diplomatic missions abroad. welcomes their perspectives.

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My Journey of Resilience and Gratitude for TRIO Student Support Services

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I still seek ways to support first-generation students and even taught summer courses for the UNH Upward Bound program in 2021 and 2022. Thank you for your time, consideration, and continued dedication to supporting first-generation, low-income students. They indeed held me down, and I’m forever grateful.

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Jarell Green: Nurse turned Education Advocate

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Jarell Green: Nurse turned Education Advocate March 14, 2023 Jarell is a Counselor for the McNair and Student Support Services programs at the First-Generation Student Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. Serrano: Physical therapist helps others conquer pain Faces of TRIO Edwin C.

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Meet the 2023-2024 Active Minds Student Advisory Committee (And Learn How They Can Help You!)

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Finding an affirming therapist made a huge difference in his ability to thrive. Oliver’s passion for mental health is rooted in his struggle of growing up openly LGBTQ+ in rural Nebraska. He experienced bullying and harassment from his peers and his mental health suffered. She even started her own nonprofit, Beyond Taiwan.

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How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence Your College Journey

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EAB · How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence the College Journey LEARN ABOUT COLLEGE GREENLIGHT College Greenlight is the nation's largest community of professionals supporting and recruiting first-generation, lower-income, and historically underserved students. And that would not have happened in my generation at all.