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Throughout his career, Milliken has consistently described his belief in opening access to higher education to low-income and first-generation students, spoken of the importance of immigrant students and diversity in enrollment, and promoted student success in job placement.

There is a “massive mismatch of where private philanthropic dollars go and where students in California go to school, particularly if we think about low-income, first-generation and students of color,” said Kelly King, executive director of the Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges.

Ola recalled more than 1,400 first-generation scooters in 2022 to investigate the fires, but the report was not publicly released.

Growing up minutes away from Dominguez Hills in Lakewood, the first-generation college student’s main goal was to use basketball to earn an education.

As a first-generation Latina myself, I felt seen in the cultural gap exemplified by Los Dinos, who grew increasingly frustrated with the music their dad taught them to perform.