Leo Grandison
I know people who went to UCLA under affirmative action and have come back to become doctors and are doctors in their community. Other people that I know became lawyers, teachers. Teachers, specifically, teachers are really important to come back to the community to teach within these communities so they can pass their knowledge on.
I wouldn't be in the place that I am now without affirmative action. I came in to the University as the last class that benefited from affirmative action in California in 1997. I was encouraged to go to, before I went to the university, to go to community college so that I could brush up on my skills, etc., but I knew I was qualified, so I went ahead and applied and with affirmative action, I was accepted and excelling. So I think it's really important.
My name is Leo Grandison. I'm of African descent and I go to University of California, Santa Cruz.
