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First Latino Dreamer wins Rhodes Scholarship
By Nora Neus, CNN – Nov. 26, 2020
In second grade, Santiago Potes walked into Marina Esteva’s gifted and talented classroom at Sweetwater Elementary School in Miami, Florida, for the first time.
He was an undocumented immigrant from Colombia who entered the country when he was 4 years old. Esteva said she quickly noticed his intelligence and wanted to nurture him toward success.
Now, Potes is the first Latino DACA recipient to be awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.
On Saturday, the Rhodes Trust announced that Potes, a 2020 graduate of Columbia University in New York, would be one of the 2021 Rhodes Scholars. Potes traces all his success back to Esteva, the teacher he saw twice a week from second to fifth grade in elementary school… Read Full Article
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