Clemente Gaspar was born on July 25, 1999. He was raised in LA, where he went to Animo Ralph Bunche High School and graduated in 2017. He later on went to Cal State LA to become a P.E. teacher and was the first one in his family to go to college and complete college.   Clemente wanted to go...

In May of 2021, Angelina Brede graduated to become a teacher at just 22 years old. She lived in Michigan in a small town called Mount Clemens where she lived with her older sister and mother. She never really had her life planned out or knew what she wanted to be until she discovered that she really...

Karina Morales in 2001 did one of the most challenging things, something  immigrants even die doing at times. She was 20 at the time and her husband 19. They went days without food or water, barely coming out alive. Now 40 yrs old and living in Los Angeles, CA, she has two daughters and two boys....

Evelyn, who came to this class back when she was in middle school, is asked how she felt when she was in this class. She's asked how she was able to manage her work and how she was able to succeed and successfully go to college. She was able to make her parents happy and proud. She succeeded because...

In 2004, Maria Abrajan and her mother left her home in Mexico and moved to the United States after deciding to move closer to her father in California. When Maria was 11, her mother gave birth to her younger brother Sebastian Abrajan. Maria, now 24 years old, graduated from UC Irvine with high marks...

Juan Gaspar, now 31, sits down to talk about his development over time, his mindset over the years, and how it has developed into a more growth mindset. He discusses how this new positivity has affected himself and others surrounding him.  He also mentions how his new goals and achievements alter...

For Carlos Mateo growing up was difficult, but he made it. It started off when Carlos was a kid and he only had one person helping him in school because his mom and dad weren't able to support him in school. Even though his mom and dad weren’t able to help him he tried his best and was luckily the...

From memorable childhood memories to adulthood, Luciana covers her hardships from loosing her father and dealing with anxiety, to her triumphs which include her career path. As a life and mindset coach, she hopes to succeed further in life. Hoping to make her father proud. Positively influencing,...

Laura Najera was born in LA and is a 23 year old working as a case manager in the legal field. She shares her experience working as a case manager and what a day in her job looks like . She shares some things she has overcome while working as a case manager and tells us why she decided to go into...

Romulo Ayala was from Mexico and his parents went to the U.S for a while when he was little. His grandparents took care of him while they were gone. When they came back, he thought they were strangers and his Grandma was his real mom. He got used to calling his mom, Mom, They took him to the US...

Indecisive about his college and future plans, Irvin Rodas instead decided to join the military in order for him to challenge himself mentally and physically. Today, he is now a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and has served over nine years. He shares his experiences in the military,...

My mom has loved and lost a lot of people. She learned a lot of different lessons from them. Some Lessons were about life and others about family. She has been through a lot of sad and happy moments in life, some had to do with me and others were about her relatives. She also struggled a lot with things...