Summer 2019
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Bridget CevallosI am a transfer student from Queensborough Community College and I am currently a senior at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. My major is in Criminal Justice and I have a double minor in Latin American & Latina/o Studies and Law. My goal is to graduate from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and pursue a J.D. at St. John’s School of Law so that I can become an immigration lawyer and help parents, children, and young people without legal status. I wanted to be U- LAMPer so that I could work as a professional with my immigrant community and help our Latino community achieve dignity and justice.
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Brenda JoaquinMy name is Brenda Joaquin. I am a junior majoring in Law and Society and minoring in Latinx studies with a certificate in Spanish Legal Translation and Interpretation. As a first-generation student, I strive to become an immigration attorney in order to continue empowering my immigrant community. "By becoming a U-LAMPer I will be able to serve the immigrant community at a much larger scale by giving them a voice through their legal proceedings."
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Daniel Reyes-RamirezMy name is Daniel Reyes-Ramirez. I am double majoring in Latin American and Latinx Studies and Criminal Justice. I am from Puebla, Mexico. Heading into the future, I will pursue my Master's degree in Social Work to help the Latinx community pursue their goals in life. As one of the U-LAMPers, I want to support the Latinx and immigrant families. By helping the immigrant community, they will be a step closer to equality.
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Jennifer PeredaMy name is Jennifer Pereda and I am a junior at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. I am double majoring in Latin American & Latinx Studies and Gender Studies. As an undocumented immigrant, I am interested in the betterment of my undocumented community as a whole. I consider myself an activist who seeks to improve and dismantle, little by little, social injustices in an intersectional manner. Both of my majors and life experiences push me to become a fierce advocate for justice, I want to dismantle the systemic barriers that people of color face. As a first generation college student, I am using my education as a tool to be able to not only improve myself, but also give back to my community in any way I can. Becoming a U-Lamper allows me to empower and assist undocumented youth through resources and provide them with hope and assistance.
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Karla Galiano HerreraMy name is Karla Galiano Herrera. I am a junior at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. I have double majors in Latinx Studies and Law and Society and a minor in Environmental Justice Studies. Wanting to focus on policies and laws that directly impact her and her community, my main goal is to provide health and legal aid to those who are undocumented while also fighting and advocating for equitable environmental policies. I am a U-LAMPer because I want to support and empower undocumented youth, and be able to provide them with help and resources, once given to her.
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Heidilyn UreñaMy name is Heidilyn Urena, I am majoring in Forensic Psychology and minoring in Counseling. I was born in the United States but I was raised and lived the majority of my life in the Dominican Republic. Since a young age, I knew that I wanted to help others to have better opportunities in life. As someone raised in a country with few opportunities, I understand that kids & youths shouldn’t be blocked from having better options to have lives with dignity and to follow their dreams. That is why I wanted to join the ULAMP program as I would contribute to anybody in need of help or guidance to follow their dreams and have a better life.
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