Gerson: Fostering education & inspiring community

Undocu-Life: No Longer Dreaming

How does being undocumented interfere with the aspiration to pursue higher education in the US? Gerson Quinteros, born in El Salvador, explores how he navigated his legal status while achieving his goal of attaining a bachelor’s degree from a D.C. university. In this episode, Gerson reveals how he immigrated to D.C. in 2005 and became an influential community organizer with a passion for helping other undocumented youth in his adulthood. Learn more about Gerson’s women-led family influences, and how he exercises kindness and humility every day in this episode of Undocu-Life.
Episode Credits:
Host: Jose Luis Mendoza
Narrator: Gerson Quinteros
Episode Interviewer: Delia Beristain Noriega
Episode Scriptwriter/Organizer: Noelle Norris and Claudia Peralta Torres
Episode Editor: Claudia Peralta Torres
Podcast Director: Christine MacDonald

Music by Blue Dot Sessions:
Resolute - Greyleaf Willow
Sugartree - Cornicob
Follow along with the English and Spanish episode transcripts located on our podcast webpage.

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