El Centro Native to Use Prestigious Fellowship to Inspire Local Youths [holtvilletribune.com]

Karen Clemmer 4/12/211:46 PM

By Julio Morales, Holtville Tribune, April 8, 2021

As someone who did not initially consider attending college after graduating high school, former El Centro resident Ivan Soto said his status as a University of California, Merced doctoral student at times surprises him.

That he was eventually motivated to resume his ongoing academic journey is owed to the mentors he had encountered through the years, starting with public school teachers in El Centro and Imperial Valley College professors.

Additionally, the time he spent in the local workforce after graduating from Desert Oasis High School in 2007 contributed to his growing understanding and appreciation of how underrepresented groups have shaped local history, which is partially the focus of his dissertation.

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