Though protests across the world are raising awareness about racist inequalities that affect the Black community, as well as Brown, Indigenous, and Asian communities, mass media’s coverage often disregards and under-represents first generation students. Institutional racism has been a topic of discussion, but there are still many underlying issues that are not seen by anyone except for the people that live through those hardships. With this blog post, I will describe some of the issues that target Hispanic first gen students within my community, including funding, at-home responsibilities, and a lack of mentorship.

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