Youth Voice Changes Communities

My Converse led me to a city of wonders, 
where life feels like a scene
From dust to fog, from sand to sea,
From a place I used to embrace, to a new chapter

Dear Freshman Clarissa,

I know this new chapter of your life seems to be filled with ambivalent emotions: anxiety, uncertainty, and self-doubt, counterbalancing gratitude, pride, and hopefulness.

When I look in the mirror, I see a daughter of Asian-American immigrants and a first-generation student. This is the ongoing story of my life, shaped by my family’s journey in a foreign land and my own relentless pathway to college.