43rd Annual #Chicano Park Day. Honoring a history of struggle & progress. #BrownBerets #fgcs #firstgen #dreams (at Chicano Park)

Christina Torres - Chicana from Orange County, CA, Bachelors in Human Development from UCSD, Masters in Counseling from SDSU, Passionate about Education and helping the community, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #chicana #latina #chicano #latino #mexican #ucsd #sdsu #cali #masters #fgcs #dreams (Taken with Instagram)

Pedro Hernandez - Son of Mexican Immigrants, Working since a young age and Striving for a Bachelors & Masters Degree in Business Management, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #latino #latina #chicano #chicana #mexican #immigrant #fgcs #dreams (Taken with Instagram)

Kelly Fierro - Born & Raised in Oxnard, CA, Daughter of a Mexican-American Father & a Filipino Immigrant Mother, Graduate of UCSD with a Bachelors in Psychology and Minor in Education Studies, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #ucsd #minority #chicano #latino #chicana #latina #filipino #filipina #mixed #mexican #api #immigrant #fgcs #dreams (Taken with Instagram)

Ivan Perez - Son of Immigrant Parents, Born & Raised in San Diego, CA, U.S. Army Veteran, Graduated from SDSU with a 4.0, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #immigrant #sdsu #sd #latino #chicano #latina #chicana #fgcs #dreams (Taken with Instagram)

Eduardo Corona - Son of Immigrant Parents, Born & Raised in San Diego, CA, Wednesday Night Site Director at Reality Changers, Passionate about creating Positive Change in his City Heights Community, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #latino #chicano #latina #chicana #immigrant #realitychangers #fgcs #dreams

Jenny Morales - Daughter of Immigrant Parents, Third-Year at UC Los Angeles Majoring in Political Science, Experiencing the world in ways her Parents never had the opportunity to, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #latina #chicana #latino #chicano #UCLA #immigrant #fgcs #dreams

Theresa Palafox - Political Science and Public Policy Double Major at UC Riverside, Bill and Melinda Gates Scholar who aspires to bring change and opportunities for young leaders in low-income communities, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #latina #chicana #latino #chicano #gates #GMS #riverside #UCR #fgcs #dreams

Brenda Perez - Born & Raised in San Diego, CA, Daughter of Immigrant Parents, Recent Graduate of San Diego State University working to make a difference through Education, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #chicana #chicano #latina #latino #raza #immigrant #SDSU #sandiego #fgcs #dreams

Blanca Hernandez - Sophomore at UC Santa Cruz, Sociology Major & Education Minor, working to create a space for the unification of the Chicana/Latina Community at UCSC, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #chicana #chicano #latina #latino #UCSC #raza #fgcs #dreams

Walter Garcia - Son of Mexican Immigrants, Born & Raised in the San Fernando Valley, Studying Political Science at Brown University, First-Generation College Student. #college #education ##latino #latina #chicano #chicana #Brown #immigrant #ivyleague #raza #fgcs #dreams

Jonathan Villafuerte - Mexicano from San Diego, CA, Point Loma Nazarene University Graduate, Reality Changers Dean of Students, First-Generation College Student. @deadpoetry #college #education #latino #latina #chicano #chicana #PLNU #realitychangers #SD #sandiego #minority #fgcs #dreams

Miguel Castro - Son of Immigrant Parents, Raised in a Single-Mother household, Recent Graduate of Columbia University, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #minority #latino #latina #chicano #chicana #mother #singlemother #immigrant #columbia #ivyleague #raza #brown #fgcs #dreams

Alejandra Avila - Daughter of immigrant field workers, UC Berkeley Sophomore coming from Orange Cove, CA with big city dreams, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #chicana #chicano #latina #latino #berkeley #immigrant #migrant #raza #minority #fgcs #dreams

Avilene Tiscareño - Born & Raised in South-Central Los Angeles, Daughter of Mexican Immigrants, Rising Senior and RAZA (RRRC) Coordinator at UC Berkeley, First-Generation College Student. #college #education #latina #latino #chicana #chicano #minority #immigrant #Berkeley #SouthCentral #LA #Raza #fgcs #dreams