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Esmeralda Valiente Wanying Yang
Sequoia High School
Will attend CSU San Francisco
Donors: Mike DeFazio,
The Outrageous Foundation,
Kathy Miller & Scott Carlson,
Stacey & Donald Olgado Mission High School
Will attend UC Riverside
Donors: Karen Crommie, Joan
Downey, Lena Emmery & Charles
Canepa, Meritus Alumni Circle,
Nestor Navidad, Velma Parness,
Ruth & Howard Strassner,
Wells Fargo Community Support
Campaign
My family members never achieved
the dream of becoming who they want
to be. College will open up new
opportunities for me.
Although America is a cultural center, you don't see
stories from every culture in film. I want to change that.
Bianca Vargas Thomas Zhang
Menlo Atherton High School
Will attend University of Redlands
Donor: Laura Bermudez Washington High School
Will attend CSU Fullerton
Donors: Muge & Joydip Das
The ability to stand up for my
community pushed me to become
who I am today, and will empower
me to achieve a better future that
what was available to my parents. Attending college will allow me to
find a calling in my life, develop skill
sets and tools as a software
engineer, and ultimately make
people's lives better through
technology.
Jamion Wright Jiahong Zhu
Mission High School
Will attend CSU Sacramento
Donor: Anonymous Galileo High School
Will attend UC Davis
The Joseph Borg Scholarship Award
Donor: Jane Borg
Getting a college degree will allow
me to inspire others from my
community. I want to show young
people that they too can be
successful in college.
Realizing an education is not a
given makes me treasure my
opportunity to learn even more. "You
can lose your possessions, but
knowledge stays with you,” my parents say.
Annie Jia Ying Wu Jiali Zhu
Galileo High School
Will attend UC Los Angeles
The Joseph Borg Scholarship Award
Donor: Jane Borg Galileo High School
Will attend UC Davis
Donors: Pallavi Gupta & Vivek Vaidya
Attending college will allow me to
obtain more knowledge and give
me the clarity to always be able to
ponder, question, and challenge what I
am looking at.
I want to find a way to reduce the
inequality and inequity of our
world. I want to advocate for
humane and just treatment for those
who are vulnerable.