Colorado State University Latina students offer girls glimpse of success

The question from Colorado State University senior Jennifer Perea to junior high girls was simple: Had they ever been called names or told they couldn’t do something?

Nearly all of them raised their hands.

“You can be put under a stereotype; but if someone labels you that way, that doesn’t mean you can’t go to college or be a success,” she said. “Just because people tell you you can’t make it doesn’t mean it’s true.”“*

*From: http://www.coloradoan.com
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