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Though the multi-lingual Rodriguez stands only 5-ft., 1-in. tall, she has a dominating presence. Her voice sparkles after years of training in speech and debate, an extracurricular activity that won her some 60 trophies in high school...
...daughter of a poor migrant worker family in McAllen, Texas, Rodriguez will become her family's first college graduate today. Rodriguez has five natural brothers and sisters, as well as seven step-brothers and sisters. She is a perfect example of the Harvard success story--disadvantaged kid makes good in the Ivies. But the going has not always been smooth...
...little bit difficult," Rodriguez says. "I tell my family I am doing a thesis, and I have to explain to them what a thesis...
...mother is very supportive--she says I should do the best I can," Rodriguez says. "As long as I'm happy, she's happy. My mother could be distressed I'm running off to Moscow or somewhere else...
Moscow, because Rodriguez is fluent in Russian. As well as in German, English and Spanish...