
Monique Vasquez Oral History
Monique Vasquez was born in San Diego and is a soon-to-be college student of San Diego State University. Born to…
Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI) is a non-profit organization that provides underrepresented, low-income, first-generation college-bound students with the guidance and support to achieve their education goals. BLCI provides after school tutoring, weekly workshops, SAT prep, college application assistance, and other resources to help students get started on their college pathway from as young as the third grade. https://www.blci.org/
Monique Vasquez was born in San Diego and is a soon-to-be college student of San Diego State University. Born to…
Antonio Magallan is a 15-year-old high school sophomore at Castle Park High School in Chula Vista, California, who identifies as…
Ana Hernandez, who was born and raised a San Diego native, speaks about her experience with the Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI), and how the program has profoundly impacted her and shaped her life in many ways. She went to high school in San Diego, and shares with us the different encounters she has faced as a current college student who decided to stay in her hometown. This interview covers the different obstacles Ana faced during her transition from high school to college, the most rewarding experiences she’s had, how she feels BLCI helped prepare her for college, as well as what she feels the BLCI can do to go above and beyond to continue to improve the program for future students. The interviewer met Ana through one of the instructors at BLCI who stated her opinion would be great since she had been in the program since the fourth grade. The interview was conducted at BLCI. The interviewer wanted to interview Ana because they wanted to hear her perspective on how her college experience was, since she was able to be a part of such a wonderful program like the BLCI. The interviewer is Sonia Valadez, a 4th year Political Science and Ethnic Studies major student at UCSD who is also a first generation college student who grew up in Fresno, CA. Sonia felt deeply connected to the interviewee and the Barrio Logan community, which reminded her of her roots and her community that is predominantly Hispanic with higher crime rates and low income households. Sonia wanted the interviewee’s perspective on her college experience and how BLCI has helped her as the interviewer also faced much hardship trying to attend college without any support from the community. The interviewer is deeply engaged and passionate about working with BLCI and interviewing their alum to hear about what they’re up to now, their experiences, and how they can better the program.
Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI) is an after school-type program that works to increase matriculation into higher education for those…
Daniel Mendoza grew up in San Diego, but his family originated from Mexico. I had the pleasure of meeting Daniel…
Krystal Salas, Assistant Director at Barrio Logan College Institute, 2019 Krystal Salas was born and raised in Logan Heights,…
Lorena Gonzalez, Sonia Valadez, Clayton Haglund For our group project, we were given the task to collect information on the…
Milenia Quintero was born in 2000 at the port of Manzanillo, Mexico and immigrated to the United States with her…
Carmen “Mela” Hernandez is a graduate of Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI). She is The Upward Bound Coordinator at Upward…
Ashley Gonzalez is a current high school senior who will be starting at the University of San Diego in the…