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New Americans: Georgia State campus leader embraces Latino roots

By Maureen Downey
Dec 27, 2017

The AJC's New Americans series includes profiles of college students, including German Botello, the son of Mexican immigrants who are now U.S. citizens. A senior at Georgia State University, Botello is the first in his family to attend a four-year university.

The riveting AJC series focuses on the experiences of first-generation Americans, from the challenges to the rewards. In each case, these young Americans are committed to giving back to their community and their country.

Here is a video interview with Botello, a student leader at GSU. AJC journalist Erica Hernandez conducted the interview. You can also read about him here.

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Maureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.

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