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Esther Fernandez

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Born in the Dominican Republic and now a U.S. citizen, 17-year-old Esther Fernandez is a junior at Boston Collegiate Charter School in Boston.

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Posted inElementary to High School

STUDENT VOICE: ‘When you grow up as a Hispanic woman with a single parent, the world is bound to view you in a certain way that is all too often not positive’

Esther Fernandez by Esther Fernandez

Everyone’s story starts somewhere. Mine started in the Dominican Republic when I was born to a teacher and an accountant. They had stars in their eyes when they envisioned my future. Looking around the small island during an economic depression amongst its beautiful palm trees, they knew that the future they envisioned would not be […]