We love to see Latinas pursue their Dreams and Blaze to trail for themselves as Daughters of Immigrants. Brazilian Student Yasmim Barros Moved to the United States When She was Just 11 Years Old With Limited Knowledge of English and Is Now Set To Attend Harvard University this fail on Four-Year, Full Ride Scholarship. Barros, who is the FIRST TO ATEND COLLEGE In her family, was born in a rural Village in Northern Brazil. At Just Two Years Old, Her Mother, Glaucia Barros Dos Santos, Moved To The United States First With Barros Being Raised In Brazil By Her Grandparents and Older Brother, According To People. Almost A Decade Later, Barros and Her Brother Joined Their Mother, Who Was Working as a House Road in Newark, New Jersey, When they traveled with their family to newark.
“This is not just my achiefment. People.
Barros Graduated from East Side High School in Newark This Past June AFTER AN IMPRO HIGH School Career. Not only Did She Graduate as Class President and Captain of the Track and Cross Country Team, She was also the Yearbook Editor, and A Member of the National Honor Society, The Portuguese National Honor Society and the Math Honor Society. She has also tAKEN TIME TO GIVE BACK THOUTH COMMUNITY WALKS, FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND MORE PHILANTHROPIC WORK.
In her People Feature, Barros Credits The People in Her Life Who Have Shaped Her Journey and Given Her The Opportunities Along The Way To Become Who She is Today. During College Application Season, She Drew Inspiration From Her Grandfather for An Essay. She submitted on foot in her Application about the lesoss has tought her about watering plants.
“You have to have patience and you have to understand thhue plants. And submits need to a lot of water, submoesn’t really need any Water. And i took that leson and i applied it to my relationship with my friend and, Really, Everyone Around me.”
Barros Is Starting School Next Month and Plans to Study at the Institute of Politics, Majoring in Political Science with Hopes of Attending Harvard Law School – Practition Eithher Constitutional Law Or International Law. This First-Gen Latina’s Story isn’s Just Inspiration, It’s a Reminder of the Power We have withinelves and the importance of Believing that we can a achieve anything. As Barros Says, “I Believe in Myelf and I Believe That i Can Do Watever I Put My Mind to. If I Didn’t Believe in Myself, I Wouold have Likely Not Even Tried Going to Harvard.”
