Jesse Meza may not have had the same opportunities as other kids growing up, but he’s never let that stop him from going after what he wants.
Raised by a single mother on Houston’s north side, in a neighborhood riddled …
As a first-generation American and a first-generation college graduate, Jefferson Betancourt has learned much about the American dream.
In 1986, concerned about the escalating drug wars, his parents left Cali, Colombia, in search of a better life in the United …
For Leslie Adkins, perseverance meant unrelentingly pursuing her passions and talents, no matter how different they may have seemed. In college, she majored in French and French studies — but spoke Spanish and some Italian as well. She also loved …