Episode 68: A Celebration of the First Generation College Student Experience
Happy National First Generation College Student day! In this episode we sat down with Oscar Garcia, founder/CEO of Aspira Consulting to learn more about his journey as a first gen college student. Oscar talks about how he navigated through his time at UC Berkeley while balancing family responsibility all the way to what his goals are for the future.
In this episode Mijin chats with Oscar about his first gen journey, his lessons and insights through the experience, and how he continues to give back to the first gen community, and more.
In this episode you will hear from:
Oscar, the founder/CEO of Aspira Consulting and a proud first gen graduate of University of California, Berkeley. He is a renowned public speaker and a writer who hopes to promote more diversity and inclusion in professional spaces.
“You don’t need to find your voice. You have a voice. What we need to do is have the courage to use our voice. Because when we stand up and when we share our stories as imperfect as we might be it will help other people.”
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