Diem Le
graduated UC Davis 2016
finished master’s degree Spring 2019
enter pharmacy school Fall 2019
Fall 2019 - will enter pharmacy school, continuing her studies at Touro Unversity California in Vallejo
Spring 2019 - finished her master’s degree in medical health sciences, emphasis in pharmacy studies at Touro University California in Vallejo.
2016 - graduated from UC Davis a baccalaureate degree in Environmental Toxicology with an emphasis on Pharmacology and a Psychology minor.
"I want to thank you for your impact on my future and education. I am happy to share that I finished my master’s in medical health sciences, emphasis in pharmacy studies at Touro University California, with lab research at the Buck Institute. Given many
opportunities to speak at different events through Future Sacramento, I have grown more confident in speaking. In preparation of my graduate school interview, I recalled the different Future Sacramento interviews that I sat in – the school faculties asked me very similar questions. Lastly, the knowledge that I gain from loan seminars are now applicable."
Diem's background starts with her parents fleeing their hometowns in Vietnam in pursuit of a better future, they moved from refugee camp to refugee camp, before finally arriving in America. "Due to the lack of skills necessary for jobs and the language barrier, my parents worked low-waged jobs in poor conditions.”
"Future Sacramento made college a possibility by relieving further financial burden on my family. Future Sacramento turned my dream of college into a reality when I was admitted to UC Davis. Future Sacramento helped me to persevere by supporting me and giving a network of peer students who were also first in the family to seek college. I cannot thank Future Sacramento enough for allowing me to be a part of something bigger than myself, which is something only my parents dreamed of for me. Future Sacramento not only represents my future, but it represents my parents’ and prospective generations’ futures. With the generous help of Future Sacramento, I have a chance to do great things with my education to pay back my respects to my parents. Furthermore, I have a chance to use my education to inspire and educate others. June 2016, with the support of Future Sacramento, I realized my dream of graduating with my baccalaureate degree from UC Davis. I thought getting into college would be the hardest part, but the journey itself proved to be otherwise. Both my physical and mental health were tested as I struggled to maintain my grades, social interactions, and sense of self. Knowing that I have a team of support, from Future Sacramento, who would be encouraging and walking this path with me was the motivator that kept me going forward. From accessing college with the help of financial aid advocacy, to finding my chosen major with the help of program staff at college fair, and helping younger students who followed me to my campus as I was the first UC Davis student from Future Sacramento - I reached graduation on time with this support."
Diem dreamed of UC Davis followed by pharmacy school since the age of 10. Even facing obstacles and unknown culture, Diem’s parents have supported her in her goals for college. “My Dad called home from work on a Saturday morning to make sure I woke up for my SATs. As a first generation Vietnamese-American, over 1.22 million stories like mine are generalized. I come from a low-income household in which my dad supports my brothers and I, along with my mom. Since both of my parents immigrated to the United States after countless of refugee camp relocations post-Vietnam War, the transition was difficult given the language and cultural barriers. My parents encouraged me to dream big because that mentality brought them to America. While the dream felt relatively implausible, all hope was lost in high school when my dad was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. It was when I gave up on my dream that I was awarded with the scholarship from Future Sacramento."
Stephen Rubalcaba
graduated 2015
from Sacramento State
I'yuana graduated from CSU East Bay with a degree in Sociology and a minor in Genders and Sexualities in Communities of Color.
In her last year in college, she worked with the Boys and Girls Club as an Academic Intervention Coordinator. Out of college she was hired as the Site Director at Jewish Community Center of the East Bay and worked there for two years.
She was recently hired to by Google as a Recruiter!
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