First Generation Latina/x Perspective: Daisy Astudillo
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We are so happy to interview one of our own team members at We Love Buford Highway, Daisy Astudillo, for our final 2022 episode. She has been Program Coordinator since may of 2022 and in this episode, Executive Director Lily Pabian sits down to chat with her about her upbringing and her experience as a first generation Mexican-American in her family. What does applying to college feel like? Who helped Daisy along the way? What did Buford Highway mean to her growing up and how has her identity changed or been influenced by her position at We Love Buford Highway? This and much more is discussed during the interview. Listen & share to people in your life who need to be inspired by a young Latina/x who is learning to navigate heritage, culture, and identity. Estamos felices de entrevistar a nuestra Coordinadora de Programas, Daisy Astudillo, para nuestra última entrevista del 2022. Daisy ha estado en el equipo desde mayo del 2022 y en este episodio Lily Pabian, Directora Ejecutiva, se sienta con ella para hablar de su infancia y de su experiencia siendo mexicana-americana y la primera en su familia en ir a la universidad. ¿Qué se sintió entrar a la universidad? ¿Quién la ayudó durante el camino? ¿Qué significaba Buford Highway en su infancia y cómo ha impactado su identidad al trabajar con las comunidades del corredor? Todas estás preguntas forman parte de la entrevista y los invitamos a que la escuchen y la compartan con alguien que le interesa la cultura y la identidad de los mexicanos-americanos en USA. 
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