Ashley Fumar, Art Berliner and Marian Lever Scholarship in honor of Sydney Goldstein
UC Los Angeles
“Now, I write again, without comparing it to others because I know my style and I know what I am capable of producing in my own way—all of which I learned to appreciate during a workshop with 826. I used to always want to be a journalist, and I still do. Through my life experiences, I wish to write significant events that impact people and communities.”
Betzabe Herrera, Taylor Renfrew Ingham Memorial Scholarship
UC Merced
“In the future I hope to become a teacher. I don’t know what kind of teacher I will become. But I know that if it wasn’t for the confidence I have now, I wouldn’t see myself in that role. I know that writing will follow me all of my life. I will continue to express my emotions through a paper and a pencil.”
Jessica Berrios, City Arts and Lectures Scholarship
New York University
“A college degree is a privilege that I have longed for since I was 6…As a first generation, Latina woman of color, I have made it a priority to better myself by pursuing a further education.”
Mansa Kuang, Sydney Goldstein Memorial Scholarship
Wesleyan University
“I write to enter a difficult and honest conversation about the unfair distribution of privileges within our society and how that has limited the opportunities for others to thrive. Writing has allowed me to self-reflect on the challenges I go through not only as a person of color and as a woman, but also the challenges I face coming from a low-income, immigrant family.”
Marrianah Meadors, City Arts and Lectures Scholarship
CSU – Long Beach
“I want my siblings and other youth of color to see me go to college and know that, as a African American woman with financial hardships, there’s always a way forward. I’m passionate about achieving my dreams to go to college and become an astronaut so that I can encourage others that big dreams do come true.”
Walter Garcia, Tom Savignano Scholarship San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
“My mother is a person that influences me to attend college. She is a very hard worker and a very good mother. She has fought to make my two older brothers, my sister and I have a better life here in the United States.”