Alexis Nava Teodoro - January 2013
Alexis Nava Teodoro
Santa Ana, CA
B.A., Economics & Chicano Studies
California State University, Long Beach
Receiving a college degree is considered an equalizer and the way for families to rise on the economic ladder. My experience has taught me something unique and beautiful about the way education plants its seed inside of people. It taught me that I can and want to transform my community to create a safe and productive environment
where even high school dropouts and children of undocumented families can overcome obstacles that are placed upon them. My field of study is education and I plan to obtain a PhD. However, my career goal is to become the first
Latino from an undocumented family, to be the secretary of education for the U.S.
This scholarship will help me achieve my goals of graduating with my Bachelor degree from California State University Long Beach, but to also help me pay for my preparation for graduate school. I plan to apply to the Harvard School of
Education and if I am accepted, I will be between the two students from the city of Santa Ana that have graduated with a Harvard degree. In addition, the money I will receive will aid me personally to pay with my living expenses and textbooks I need to purchase for my next summer and fall semesters.
Once I receive my PhD in Sociology with an emphasis in education, immigration, and critical pedagogy, I will propose changes in the way the youth of my city are currently being taught. I believe that schools should create a supportive
space for youth in immigrant families where the students feel part of the learning process. I also want to create an art non-profit in Santa Ana, California where after-school programs focus on fostering the creativity of
young students. By using theater of the oppressed, poetry, music, creative writing, social media, painting, and community organizing, my organization will play a role in fostering leadership, culture, and higher education awareness in our Latino youth.
Past Scholar of the Month
Brian Ibarra - March 2013 Scholar of the Month
Jacqueline B. Odum - February 2013 Scholar of the Month
Alexis Nava Teodoro - January 2013
Cristina Gil - December 2012
Roy Nuñez -- November 2012 Scholar
Karla Arevalo-Alas -- October 2012 Scholar
Luis C. Alvarez Scholar -- September 2012
Carolina Gonzalez Scholar -- July 2012
Daniel Caraballo Scholar -- June 2012
Rose Aviles Scholar -- May 2012
Felix A. Navarro, Jr.-April 2012 Scholar
Andie Lee Gonzalez-March 2012 Scholar
Kevin Magaña-February 2012 Scholar
Rebecca Rodriguez-January 2012 Scholar
Erika S. DiVivo-August Scholar
Wesley Quevedo - July Scholar
Arlett A. Aguayo - June Scholar
Ricardo L. Baez-May Scholar
Natalie Chiriboga - April Scholar
Eddie L. Castanon - March 2011
Monica Avila -- February 2011
Daniel R. Lopez -- December 2010
Maria Murillo -- November 2010
Gilberto Chaidez, Jr. -- August 2010
Stephanie A. Alvarez -- July 2010
Christian Amador -- June 2010
Isabeth Mendoza --May 2010
