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L. MasaracchiaJun 8, 20212 minRosaliaAt the age of twelve Rosalia Dupont found herself in an unknown land. Her parents decided to move them from Peru to the U.S. because...
L. MasaracchiaJun 3, 20212 minSGIt was under the wing of her grandmother, Nana, that SG found her trusting spirit. Her mother had her at a young age, and her father was...
L. MasaracchiaJun 3, 20212 minDawnFrom Dawn’s earliest memories, her mother was caught in a cycle of depression. She isolated herself in her bedroom for hours and nursed...
L. MasaracchiaJun 3, 20212 minKeshavThe idea of an underdog has always been something Keshav Bhutani has been familiar with. At the age of three, his father passed away, and...
L. MasaracchiaJun 3, 20212 minDarleneDarlene’s parents divorced when she was 11 and she found herself surviving on WIC and food stamps. She recalls looking at the balance on...
L. MasaracchiaJun 3, 20212 minMasaracchia-Ng: My StoryI graduated with a GPA of 1.9. My guidance counselor placed me in the lowest classes, and told me that I wasn’t college bound, so it...