American Vampires
Adinah Bolden is a Los Angeles-based graduate of Loyola Marymount University. She is a pop culture and history loving cynic who has overcome adversity in many matters to work toward leading a...
View ArticleButterflies
Adinah Bolden is a Los Angeles-based graduate of Loyola Marymount University. She is a pop culture and history loving cynic who has overcome adversity in many matters to work toward leading a...
View ArticleCompton
As Mario Canchola Jr. is walking through a street in Compton, he begins to reflect on his lifestyle, comparing his experiences in Compton with his experiences at LMU.
View ArticleFear
In this narrative, author Megan Castillo recounts her experiences growing up as a child. She expounds on the challenges she faced while struggling with the idea of overcoming her fears. However, after...
View ArticleMy Road to Success
Ana Laura is a young Latin girl with a strong desire to learn and get an education. This attitude has made her develop a personality that is not very accepted among those around her. With the constant...
View ArticleNunca será imposible algo que realmente deseas
With only a few months to go until her graduation from a prestigious Dominican university, first-generation college student Leidy Cruz reflects on her humble origins, and considers the drive and...
View ArticleThe Border Between Us
In a trip to the Mexican-American border, Cindy Dominguez comes face to face with the wall that separates thousands of families and is responsible for many deaths of those seeking better lives....
View ArticleShopping with Shannon
Throughout her first two years at Loyola Marymount University, Kay Hampton has struggled with feelings of isolation and loneliness due to her unique college experience. Working to put herself through...
View Article¿Oportunidad o Desafío?
Para los estudiantes de primera generación la universidad no solo representa una oportunidad de estudio, también representa un desafío, para Katherine Pichardo estudiante de primera generación la...
View ArticleBorder Living
As a Colombian-American, Michelle Quintero experiences the challenge of border living when she travels to Colombia after a long wait of ten years. She is faced with the struggle of feeling like an...
View ArticleWhat Keeps Me Going
Marco Ramirez has made it halfway through his college career. It hasn’t been the easiest for him, but something has helped him to keep pushing forward. As he reflects on his life, Ramirez is reminded...
View ArticleStephanie Smile
A young African American girl struggled to stay socially afloat in a predominantly white private school. Longing for a connection with a community of black scholars in college, she surprisingly grew...
View ArticleDame Banda
During a trip to the Batey Baraguana, students from Loyola Marymount University had the opportunity to hear from four extraordinary young men about their experiences living in the Haitian migrant...
View ArticleDignidad, Poder, Resistencia // Dignity, Power, Resistance
First To Go Abroad" is a partnership between the Loyola Marymount University First To Go Program, LMU Study Abroad, and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), which seeks to...
View ArticleLive. Tell. Resist.
This edition of First-Gen Voices features the stories and work of 24 first-generation college students at multiple higher education institutions. The aim is to disseminate a story about us, for us,...
View ArticleWake Up
“What are the world issues that you care about? What is your “aids” today?” Inspired by Bill T. Jones, Kay Hampton, junior dance a psychology double major, noticed that many members of her generation...
View ArticleThe Stories We Tell
These voices you will hear in this edition of First Gen Voices were crafted and cultivated in a summer trip to the Dominican Republic, where our writers had the opportunity to workshop and reflect on...
View ArticleFor Those Who Grew Too Fast
This volume welcomes you amid multiple global epidemics. It welcomes you home, hoping that these words provide visibility, comfort, introspection, and roadmap for pushing boundaries. We know we are...
View ArticleChildren of the Corn
“Child of the Corn” was a short script inspired by my family’s taqueria in Chicago. The story is intended to be a light comedy, but still addresses the issues of gentrification happening in cultural...
View Article“A Welcome, A Warning and a Wish: On Entering LMU through the ‘First to Go...
"As many as you know, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has a powerful mission statement that includes three pillars that are often cited and recited: The encouragement of learning; the education of...
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