First Gen & I

Andre Luna
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First Gen & I is focused on an Introspective viewpoint of what it means to be First Generation, the first in your family to go to university, through personal accounts and discussions of topics concerning First-Generation Students.

Episodes

  1. 07/05/2020

    Episode 4 Mentoring NextGEN

    In this Episode I, along with my guests,Daniel Serrato (B.S. in Accounting, Leventhal School of Accounting at The University of Southern California) and Jose Del Real (B.S in Information Systems & Information Technology at Gies College of Business at The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), speak on our experiences being First-Gen at our universities along with our experience with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Youth Leadership Institute and programs grooming the next generation through mentorship and education.

  2. 07/05/2020

    Episode 3 Trailblazers

    In this episode, I, along with my guests, Angelo Mok (B.A. in Communication, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism & Minor in Business Finance), and Ulises Venegas-Rivera (B.A. in Cognitive Science, Dornsife School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences & Minor in Law and Public Policy), speak on our experiences being First-Gen at USC along with their stories of adversity and success that demonstrate a First-Gen narrative different than previous episodes.

  3. 07/05/2020

    Episode 2 Generational Wealth

    In this episode, I, along with my guests, Diana Bonilla (B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering), Leah Ely (B.A. in International Relations & B.A. in Spanish, Dornsife School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences), and Tyler Sato (B.S. in Business Administration, Marshall School of Business & Minor in Risk Management), speak on our experiences being First-Get at USC along with their specific expertise with Questbridge, navigating traditional barriers of entry and dealing with Generational Wealth.

  4. 07/05/2020

    Episode 1 Scholarships & Safe Spaces

    In the premiere Episode I, along with my guests, Jeremiah Teems-Robinson (B.S. Business Administration, Marshall School of Business & Master of Studies in Law, Gould School of Law), Rachel Chen (B.S. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies, Keck School Of Medicine & Master of Public Administration, Price School of Public Policy), and Maria Manjarrez (B.A. Political Science, Dornsife School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences &  B.S. Public Policy, Price School of Public Policy), speak on our experiences being First-Gen at USC along with their specific expertise with Norman Topping and the importance of Scholarships & Safe Spaces for First-Gen youth. This episode is the longest in the series because of the meaningful conversations and the breakdown of the First-Gen identity that is then built upon through the subsequent episodes.

  • 4 Episodes

About

First Gen & I is focused on an Introspective viewpoint of what it means to be First Generation, the first in your family to go to university, through personal accounts and discussions of topics concerning First-Generation Students.

Information

  • Creator
    Andre Luna
  • Years Active
    2020
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Andre Luna
  • Show Website
    First Gen & I