Word: chamorro
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...she’s so excited for me. She’s a dreamer,” says Zambrano. Chamorro-Padilla is a second-generation immigrant who attended University of California-Santa Barbara, and believes that higher education is essential. “Today, college is the way to success. I think generally people know that; the difference is between those that know and those that commit to getting there: to make that dream into a reality. That’s what Andy’s striving...
...potential payoff for Zambrano is great. Chamorro-Padilla says her yearly income totals about $60,000, which means the family might qualify for HFAI. The financial picture, however, will ultimately depend on whether Zambrano’s father, who is divorced from his mother, decides to pitch in. “We’re trying to contact him about that,” Zambrano says...
...this point in time,” Chamorro-Padilla says, “there hasn’t been communication about whether he’s committed to helping financially. He’s known that Andy wanted to go to the university. Perhaps he was not as…” she pauses for a few seconds. “He didn’t understand how much work it entailed...
...daunting,” the students’ careful planning paid off. “Everyone played a really huge role in making sure it happened,” says Morse. Once in Nicaragua, the group had discussions with an astonishing array of political figures, including Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua’s first democratically elected president. Each night, the students would gather to discuss the day’s events and formulate questions for the following...
...Actually, Chamorro are the indigenous people of the island of Guam. They make up almost half of the Guamanian population. The language of Guam is also called Chamorro. Those sugary dough sticks? They're called churros...