First Generation Students: First-Gen Stories

First in Our Families: Digital Storytelling Project
This First Generation Digital Storytelling project explores the use of storytelling and digital social media to give voice to the rarely heard narratives of First Generation college students and graduates. In three day digital storytelling workshops, current and former first gen students craft first person stories and then weave images, video, sound, and silence to craft elegant multimedia pieces about pride, growth, resilience, anger, tenacity, doubt, shame, and discovery as they navigate the invisible cultural and social norms of higher education.
My Experience as a First-Gen Latino College Student
Cesar, an UWB alum, shares with us his experience and reflections from being a first-generation Latino college student. This post is part of the student-employee-lead blog from the UWB/CC campus library, Library Voices.
UW Alumni Stories
UW alumni who identify as first-generation college graduates share their own stories about their college experiences: their motivations and support systems, triumphs and lessons learned. If you are UW alum, you can submit your story as well!
We Are First Generation: UW Tacoma First-Gen Stories
UW Tacoma takes pride in serving students who are the first in the family to attend college. Many UW Tacoma staff and faculty are also first generation. Read about the diverse experiences and strengths they bring to the learning community. Get advice about what it takes to achieve your dreams!

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Did you know...

First-generation college graduates have gone on to do amazing things. Learn more about the activists, artists, athletes, and political leaders who were the first in their families to receive a 4-year degree.

John Lewis, American statesman and civil rights leader
Michelle Obama, former American First Lady and lawyer
Viola Davis, actor and producer
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet
Michelle Kwan, former Olympic-medalist in figure skating and current U.S. diplomat