Xin Li
The summer Xin Li (’17 M.A. Early Childhood Education, ’22 Ph.D. Early Childhood Education, Education and Human Development) took Driving lessons in her hometown of Guangzhou, China, she was waiting to hear if she’d been accepted into the college there, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University (GPNU). Being the first one in her family with the potential to attend college, she was very anxiously awaiting the news.
Kevin Curiel Vazquez
Alumnus Kevin Curiel-Vazquez is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Olvera Enterprises. A first-generation college student who was born in Mexico, his parents brought him and his two siblings to Grand Rapids when he was 8 years with the ambition to provide them with a better future. His parents sacrificed the lives they had built in Mexico with their family and friends, so he and his brothers could have a better chance at building their own lives filled with opportunity and growth.