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Karina Herrera Verduzco
University of California, Berkeley
Karina Herrera was born on August 1, 1985. Her parents are Javier and Cecilia Herrera. She has two older siblings, Jose “Pepe” Herrera, and Araceli “Chely” Herrera-Trueba. She was born in Reedley, California, but raised in Sanger, California. She attended Lone Star Elementary for her K-8th Grade education. She attended and graduated from Sanger High School in 2003. She was Top 25 of her graduating class and was a Life-Time Member of the California Scholastic Federation.
After high school she continued her education at University of California, Berkeley. There she became involved in the student-run group, “DULCE” (Diabetes: Unidos Lograremos Controlar este Enfermedad). DULCE focuses on educating the Berkeley community in diabetes through the use of healthfairs and seminars.
In December 2006 she graduated with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies Field. Her concentration was “Contemporary Social Development.” The title of her departmental thesis was “The Effects of Mass Media on Women’s Body Image: A Meta-Analysis.” Recently, she has been accepted to attend SDA Universita Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Where she plans to receive her Master’s Degree in International Healthcare Management and Policy.
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Pedro Enrique Nava
Harvard University | CSU Fresno | UCLA
Pedro Nava was born and raised in the California Central Valley. As a
young child, Mr. Nava and his family would spend 6 months living in
migrant labor camps before returning to El Paraiso de Ruben Romero a
municipal town of Cotija de la Paz, in the state of Michoacán in
Mexico. Mr. Nava credits the critical mentorship he received through
his schooling experience and the hard work and sacrifice of his
parents as the key factors for his educational success.
He graduated
from Le Grand High School in 1996, and the proceeded to California
State University, Fresno where he obtained degrees in Liberal Studies
and Chicano Studies (2001). Mr. Nava then attended Harvard University
where he obtained (2003) a Masters of Education in Administration,
Planning, and Social Policy.
He is currently completing a PhD in
Urban Schooling at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education where he is
currently employed as a Graduate Mentor for the Ronald E. McNair
program. He has previously taught at CSU Fresno and CSU Los Angeles
courses examining “Social Foundations in Education” and “Navigating
the University.”
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Fabian Garcia
UCLA | CSU Fresno
| CSU Los Angeles
Fabian Garcia was born and raised in Dinuba, California. Both his mother and father migrated to the Central San Joaquin valley in the mid 70's from San Buenaventura, Jalisco, arriving to California through a wide network family and friends. He is the second of four siblings in his family--he has one
older brother, and two younger sisters, and they have all pursued and
obtained their college degrees.
He has a strong passion for helping his Latino/Chicano/immigrant community. The most important thing in his life is his family and friends. He is a firm believer that through hard work anything can be obtained and that all
people, no matter class, race or gender, have an infinite potential in becoming anything they want to be.
He is very tied to his Mexican roots and he retains his culture by visiting his
hometown in Mexico (San Buenaventura) at least once a year. His future
goals and aspirations are to become a critical film-maker who can continue to support progress among the Latino community (nationally and
internationally) by utilizing media as a communication tool.
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