I hope I've been able to show other young girls that as long as you work hard and you're committed to fight for your education, that anything's possible.

Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money.

My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.

My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.