The DreamFund By Cinthya Felix

THE DREAMFUND 
by Cinthya Felix

Tam Tran and Cinthya Felix were among the first group of undocumented students to graduate from college and enter graduate school. Against all odds, they became models of leadership and activism. Tragically, in May 15, 2010, they were killed in a car accident by a drunk driver, but their legacy lives on to encourage undocumented students to go to college and fight for immigrant justice. Tran and Felix grew up in Southern California in working-class immigrant families, where they dealt with inequality firsthand. Tran was Vietnamese, and Felix was Mexican; together, they were “Undocumented and Unafraid,” the motto of the early undocumented student movement. Tran, a talented filmmaker, testified in Congress for passage of the federal Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which would grant citizenship to undocumented students in the United States. Felix was a founding member of Improving Dreams, Equity, Access and Success (IDEAS) at UCLA, and worked to promote health care access in immigrant communities. Both risked going public with their struggles as undocumented students to encourage thousands of others to come out of the shadows, proclaim their stories, and embrace their resilience.

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to learn more about their stories. 
https://ourstoriesourimpact.irle.ucla.edu/tam-tran-and-cinthya-felix/ 

To honor Cinthya & Tam’s legacy a decade after their passing my family and I have decided to put this gofundme together in support of undocumented students pursuing higher education. All funds will be awarded as scholarships to deserving undocumented students from Garfield High School graduating class of 2020 in East LA. Undocumented students usually don’t meet the criteria for most scholarships nor qualify for financial aid do to their status. Any contribution big or small will have a great impact in these students road to college. Let’s show these students our support. Spread the word by sharing this GoFundMe. Let’s make Cinthya & Tam proud!
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