Latino students need civic support

“When Erica Guzman was in the fourth grade, all she wanted to do was play like the other kids on her block. But every day after she got out of school, her parents would take her to work in the fields in California’s Central Valley. There she helped pick strawberries, grapes, cucumbers, zucchinis, bell peppers, jalapeños and green tomatoes. It was the only way to help her family make ends meet.

As she got older, all Erica wanted to do was study. She kept a visual account of her work in the fields, which kept her motivated to get through school and avoid ending up, like her parents, picking fruits and vegetables for a living. This summer she reached her goal and became the first person in her family to get a college degree. She also broke the cycle of women in her family who didn’t have the courage or the means to pursue an education.”

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