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Today, Explained

Planting dreams

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.3 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Erica Alfaro just got her master’s degree. But underneath the cap and gown is the story of migrant farm workers, a teen pregnancy, and domestic abuse. Wil Del Pilar explains why it’s time for colleges to do more to cater to first-generation college students like Erica and himself. (Daniel Alarcón of Radio Ambulante guest hosts.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0

Erica Alfato rarely uses social media.

0:36.7

She doesn't have much time.

0:38.1

She spent most of the last few years working, raising her son, and getting a degree.

0:43.2

I received a master's degree in education with the concentration and counseling from

0:49.2

San Diego State University.

0:51.0

But when she did use social media to post her graduation photos, she became an overnight

0:56.0

online celebrity.

1:00.2

Erica Alfaro posed with her mom and dad in these graduation photos that have gone viral,

1:06.0

she's standing with them in her cap and gown in the middle of fruit fields.

1:10.4

Erica Alfaro, the origem mexicano, decided to celebrate him, along with his parents,

1:14.5

in the same field.

1:15.9

Alfaro dropped out of school after getting pregnant at the age of 15.

1:19.6

Alfaro credits her farm working parents for inspiring her to get a degree.

1:24.3

The photo caption said this.

1:26.6

I want to dedicate my parents to my parents.

1:29.6

I want to dedicate my master's degree to my parents.

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