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Siendo Primero: crossing the border every day to study

By Victor Calderón

Published March 27, 2024 at 11:21 PM MST

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Siendo Primero hosts Angelica Albarran and Jose Martinez

Cruzar todos los dias / Miedo a lo nuevo

By Angelica Albarrán and José Martinez

Throughout this episode, we will hear about the experience of young people who have to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to study and how this complicates their studies, in turn ending in the fear of new experiences. We hear from Arizona Western College student Iris.

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Victor Calderón

Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona for more than five years. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, California in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Somerton. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.

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