Julia left high school in her home country of Cameroon because her father didn’t have the money to send all of his eight children, and she wanted to be sure… Read more »
Meet Julio Rodriguez
Julio Rodriguez, a Carlos Rosario School graduate, keeps himself busy in the community. He is an active leader, providing workshops on substance abuse, facilitating classes about family relations, and serving… Read more »
Meet Brtukhan Habtom
When Brtukhan first came to the Carlos Rosario School in 2008 she started in Orientation A, an English literacy class where she learned basics like the English alphabet. Brtukhan, originally… Read more »
Meet John Castillo
At age 17, John Castillo uprooted his life in El Salvador to follow his dream of obtaining higher education. “I had a dream to come to the U.S. to study… Read more »
Meet Patricia Rafagnin
Patricia first came to the U.S. from Brazil eight years ago with her husband. For the first six years in the country, she mostly stayed home with her two children…. Read more »
Meet Zoila America Guardado
Zoila America Guardado came to the U.S. from her native El Salvador in early 2004. She moved here on her own and spoke very little English when she first arrived…. Read more »
Meet Lilo Gonzalez
Lilo Gonzalez is a musician and songwriter based in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood in Washington, DC. He came to the US from El Salvador in the 1980s as a refugee… Read more »
Meet Vilma Granados
As a teenager the education of Salvadoran native Vilma Granados was disrupted by the brutal civil war raging in her country in the 1980s. After warring factions shut down the… Read more »
Meet Juan Carlos Miranda
Carlos Rosario School student Juan Carlos Miranda, a Honduran native, grew up between the homes of different family members. When his studies suffered from all the moving, Juan Carlos eventually… Read more »