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Real People Affected by Equal Opportunity

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Real Stories

How has equal opportunity worked in practice? Here are real-life stories of how equal opportunity has opened doors and what this access has meant to real people in their lives, workplaces, schools, and communities.

Anica McKesey

Anica McKesey - University of California Los Angeles
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Matthew Kaczmarek

Matthew Kaczmarek - University of California Los Angeles
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Jasmin Thana

Jasmin Thana - University of Oregon
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Jesse Olivarí

Jesse Olivarí: University of Colorado - Boulder
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Christina Hollenback

Christina Hollenback - alum, University of Michigan
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Avani Kothary

Avani Kothary - University of Michigan
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Diane Gross

Diane Gross - Lawyers' Commitee for Civil Rights
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Karen Narasaki

Karen Narasaki - NAPALC
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L'Heureux Lewis

L'Heureux Lewis - University of Michigan
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Lia Epperson

Lia Epperson - NAACP LDF
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Guy Johnson

Guy Johnson - Boalt Hall, University of California - Berkeley
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Leo Grandison

Leo Grandison - University of California - Santa Cruz
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Jo'ie Taylor

Jo'ie Taylor - United States Student Association
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Gloria Reina Bowen

Gloria Reina Bowen - University of Florida
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Marisa Demeo

Marisa Demeo - MALDEF
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Luis Alfonso Torres

Luis Alfonso Torres - Georgetown University
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Nicholas Centino

Nicholas Centino
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