>> Christina: NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, PHOENIX REQUIRING OWNERS TO REGISTER A VACANT PROPERTY AND A PROGRAM HELPING FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AT ASU.

THOSE STUDENTS AND MORE ARE NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

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>> Christina: WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

IT'S DAY FIVE OF A TRUTH BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS.

THE MILITANT GROUP IS PROMISING TO RELEASE MORE CIVILIAN HOSTAGES TO DELAY THE EXPECTED RESUMPTION OF THE WAR.

BOTH SIDES AGREED TO ATTEND A TRUCE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER TWO EXCHANGES PLANNED.

HAMAS SAYS IT HAS ENOUGH HOSTAGES TO EXTEND THE TRUCE FOR TWO MORE WEEKS WITH ISRAEL SAYING IT WILL RESUME THE WAR AFTER ALL HOSTAGES HAVE BEEN RETURNED.

>>> THE MEMORIAL FOR FORMER FIRST LADY ROSALYNN CARTER WAS HELD IN ATLANTA.

ALL LIVING FIRST LADIES ATTENDANTED ALONG WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND JOE BIDEN.

THERE WAS HER 99-YEAR-OLD HUSBAND, JIMMY CARTER, WHO HAS BEEN RECEIVING HOSPICE CARE AT HOME.

>>> THE CITY OF PHOENIX MAY START REQUIRING OWNERS OF CERTAIN VACANT PROPERTIES TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY TO ENSURE NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROPERTIES ARE BEING MAINTAINED.

FOR MORE ON THIS, WE WELCOME ANAMARIE ORTEGA.

SHE'S THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION DIVISION.

THANKS FOR COMING IN.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> Christina: WHY A REGISTRY?

>> THERE'S A GREAT BENEFIT THAT ALLOWS US TO EDUCATE OUR VACANT PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS PROVIDE RESOURCES AND WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THEM.

>> Christina: WE KNOW THAT THE PHOENIX AREA HAS A LOT OF SPECULATORS AND PEOPLE WHO WILL COME AND BUY PROMPTS AND SIT PROPERTIES TO CASH IN AND SOME HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR DECADES.

MANY PROPERTY OWNERS ARE OUT OF STATE OR OUT OF THE CITY.

HOW WILL YOU REACH THOSE PEOPLE AND HOW WILL THE REGISTRY WORK?

>> SO EVERY PROPERTY HAS AN OWNER AS WELL AS A MAILING ADDRESS AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THEM, PROVIDE THEM INFORMATION AS WELL AS WITH THE ONLINE PORTAL AND IT'S GOING TO BE ONLINE AND THEY'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO REGISTER FROM ANYWHERE OUT OF STATE OR WITHIN THE CITY OF PHOENIX.

>> Christina: WHAT TYPES OF PROPERTIES?

>> SO WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, MULTIFAMILY UNITS WITH 50 OR MORE THAT ARE VACANT AS WELL AS UNDEVELOPED LAND THAT IS LARGER THAN TEN THOUSAND SQUARE FEET THAT IS VACANT AND MORE THAN 30 DAYS.

>> Christina: THIS IS A PROPOSAL THAT WENT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE AND THEY RECOMMENDED THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THAT.

THE VOTE IS COMING UP IN DECEMBER.

WE'RE STILL IN NOVEMBER, SO IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE DO EXPECT THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

HOW WILL YOU SPREAD THE WORD?

>> WE'RE GOING TO DO OUTREACH AND WE HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS.

SO WE ARE GOING TO HELP ENLIST OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEETINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE WILL HAVE A WEBSITE ONWEBSITE, OUR VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRY.

>> Christina: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA 40 MANY PROPERTIES FALL WITHIN THIS REQUIREMENT?

>> THE CITY OF PHOENIX HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST VACANT PROPERTY RATES IN THE NATION.

I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT CHANGING.

THEY'LL HAVE A BETTER NUMBER OF HOW MANY POMS WE PROMPTS IN THE CITY.

>> Christina: WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE OF THE TROUBLED AREAS?

SOMETIMES I THINK PEOPLE THINK RESIDENTS ARE COMPLAINERS AND THERE'S A REASON YOU'RE DOING AND AND NOT LIKE YOU WERE BORED AND DECIDED TO COME UP WITH THIS.

>> WE FIND THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE THAT MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY VERY WELL AND THOSE THREE THAT AREN'T AWARE THERE'S ORDINANCES.

THEY CANNOT MAINTAIN THE TRASH AND LITTER AND ENSURE PEOPLE AREN'T MISUSING THEIR PROPERTY.

THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO EDUCATE AND LET THOSE OWNERS KNOW THOSE ORDINANCES EXIST AND THEM MAINTAIN THE PROPERTIES.

>> Christina: THERE'S ONE CASE IN PHOENIX WHERE A VACANT PROPERTY LEAD TO VANDALISM AND AT ONE POINT A FIRE, EVEN.

SO IT IS A SERIOUS THING AND NOT JUST NEIGHBORS COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T LIKE.

RIGHT?

>> NO, IT IS A SERIOUS THING.

IF THERETHERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE GOTTEN TO THAT EXTREME.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE OWNERS AWARE AND UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY THAT THE PROPERTIES ARE WITHIN AND BRIDGING THAT GAP BETWEEN THEM SO THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS OR THE NEIGHBORS HAVE THE ABILITY TO REACH OUT TO US TO MAKE CONTACT WHEN THAT PROPERTY NEEDS ASSISTANCE.

>> Christina: AND WHAT INFORMATION OR HELP WILL YOU SUPPLY WHEN SOMEBODY IS GOING TO REGISTER?

IT'S NOT JUST I REGISTER AND GO ON MY WAY.

THERE ARE OPTIONS THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO OPT INTO, RIGHT?

>> THEY WILL.

A GOOD QUESTION.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY.

WE HAVE GRAFFITI PROGRAM ALLOWING THEN TO SIGN A GRAFFITI WAFER AND ELECTRONICALLY SIGN IT AND WE CAN TAKE THAT FREE OF CHARGE.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO GO TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SIGN AN AUTHORITY TO ARREST.

THERE'S DIFFERENT INFORMATION TO PROVIDE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DESIGN THEIR PROMPT TO PREVENT CRIME ON THEIR PROPERTY.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY.

>> Christina: CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE AUTHORITY?

>> IT'S A PERMISSION SLIP THAT ALLOWS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST IF THERE ARE TRESPASSERS ON THEIR PROPERTIES.

BUT THERE ARE SOME CERTAIN CRITERIA SO THAT'S WHY THAT LINK WILL LINK TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED.

>> Christina: WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE DOES NOT REGISTER?

>> SO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, THEY WILL BE PROVIDED A NOTICE OF ORDINANCE VIOLATION, PROVIDING THEM THE REQUIREMENTS THEY WILL NEED TO REGISTER, AS WELL AS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET PROPERTY REGISTERED.

>> Christina: WHAT ABOUT VIOLATIONS AND FINES AND ALL OF THAT?

>> THERE'S AN ENFORCEMENT PROCESS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO REGISTER, WE CAN ISSUE CITATIONS AND FINES CAN RANGE BETWEEN $500 AND $2500.

WHAT WE HOPE IS THAT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WE PROVIDE, WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE REGISTERING AND FEW THAT WILL HAVE TO GO DOWN THAT ROUTE.

>> Christina: THIS IS GOING BEFORE THE COUNCIL WHEN AND WHEN WOULD IT TAKE EFFECT?

>> IT WILL GO THROUGH TO COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 13th AND THEN WE WILL DO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AS WE SPOKE AND THEN WE WILL BEGIN THE ENFORCEMENT IN JANUARY.

>> Christina: WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND MORE INFORMATION NOW IF THEY'RE INTERESTED?

>> PHOENIX.GOV.

>> Christina: ANAMARIE ORTEGA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE YOU GOT TO TALK TO ON ARIZONA PBS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Christina: NEXT, A LOOK AT ASU'S HISPANIC MOTHER/DAUGHTER PROGRAM.

>> WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE STORY THAT INSPIRED A NEW GENERATION OF VISITORS TO THE NATIONAL TREASURERS.

>> THIS REPRESENTS THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT CONSIDERS NEW IDEAS.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME, PETER COYOTE, FOR KEN BURNS, THE NATIONAL PARKS.

>> WEDNESDAY, AT 8:30 ON ARIZONA PBS.

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♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ AND HE SHOWS THEM PEARLY WHITES.

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THAT'S COMING UP AT 6:00 ON ARIZONA PBS.

>> Christina: THE HISPANIC MOTHER/DAUGHTER PROGRAM, WE WELCOME THE VANESSA RUIZ AND STEPHANIE PADALLA, A DIRECTOR AT XEON SERVICES.

THESE BIG SHOT TITLES HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Christina: VANESSA, LET'S START WITH YOU, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS CALLED HISPANIC MOTHER/DAUGHTER AND IT'S OPEN TO WHO?

>> IT'S OPEN TO EVERYONE.

WE'RE AN ALL INCLUSIVE PROGRAM FALLING IN LINE WITH THE INCLUSIVITY AND DEFINING BY BEING INCLUSIVE VERSUS EXCLUSIVE AND I WILL SHARE THE HISTORY OF HOW THIS ALL CAME TO BE AND ACTUALLY, HISPANIC MOTHER/DAUGHTER PROGRAM NEXT YEAR WILL BE CELEBRATING THE 40th ANNIVERSARY.

THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN 1984 AT ASU FOR A PARTICULAR REASON AND IT WAS BECAUSE DURING THAT TIME, IN THE EARLY 80'S AS THE NAME SAYS, THERE WASN'T A HIGH NUMBER OF LATINO STUDENTS AT ASU.

THE UNIVERSITY WANTED TO CHANGE THAT.

ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY WENT ON THIS JOURNEY WAS TO GET THESE TEENS OF MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS, LATINO AND HISPANIC MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS TO GO THROUGH THE JOURNEY TOGETHER.

THIS IS TRULY A LEGACY PROGRAM IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THERE'S A LOT OF PRIDE SURROUNDING HISPANIC MOTHER-DAUGHTER PROGRAMS.

SO THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, IT'S GROWN AND IT'S EXPANDED AND WHILE IT STARTED AS MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS, NOW IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE NOT JUST THOSE MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS BUT ALSO THE FATHERS AND THE BROTHERS, SIBLINGS, ET CETERA.

SO, AGAIN, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THETICTHE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM.

WE'RE OPEN TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO APPLIES AND WHO QUALIFIES TO BE IN THE PROGRAM.

>> Christina: AND QUALIFIES MEANS FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT AND STEPHANIE SAYS THAT EVERY GENERATION HAS ONE.

>> I FELT THAT BEING AS PART OF THE ASU HISPANIC MOTHER-DAUGHTER PROGRAM, I FELT LIKE I WAS WITH PEOPLE WHO COULD RELATE TO MYSELF.

WE WERE GOING THROUGH A SIMILAR JOURNEY TOGETHER AND BUILDING THAT COMMUNITY TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT.

SO WE COULD ALL EVENTUALLY GRADUATE AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR CAREERS P. >> Christina: THIS IS AN INTENSE PROGRAM AND THIS ISN'T MEET ONCE A YEAR AND CHIT-CHAT.

>> I REMEMBER LEARNING ABOUT IT FROM MY MOM.

I WAS IN SEVENTH GRADE AND SHE WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PROGRAMS FOR ME TO GET INTO.

SO I'LL BACK UP A MINUTE.

WE HAVE A LARGE FAMILY.

I CAME FROM A FAMILY, MY MOM HAS EIGHT BROTHERS AND SISTERS INCLUSIVE AND MY DAD HAS 13.

VERY FEW ACTUALLY WENT TO COLLEGE.

AND SO, MY PARENTS ALWAYS EXPECTED ME TO GO TO COLLEGE.

SO THAT WAS NOT A QUESTION.

I DIDN'T QUESTION IT FOR MYSELF.

WHAT I LACKED WAS THE KNOW-HOW AND WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PREPARE FOR SCHOOL?

AND WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL?

I CHOSE ENGINEERING AS A MAJOR.

I KNEW THAT FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BUT YET, I NEEDED TO FIND OUT WHAT CLASSES DO I NEED TO TAKE AND HOW WILL I FINANCE MY EDUCATION?

WHAT IF I HAVE PROBLEMS IN NOT JUST HIGH SCHOOL BUT ALSO IN ASU ITSELF WITH CLASSES?

SO THE HMDP PROGRAM HELPED ME TO KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THESE THESE CHALLENGES.

>> Christina: CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED THE PROGRAM AND HOW LONG IT LASTED AND WHAT SORT OF -- I MEAN, WERE THERE REGULAR MEETINGS OR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE INTERACTIONS?

>> SO WHEN WE ACCEPTED, WE INTERVIEWED WHEN I WAS IN SEVENTH GRADE GRADE AND STARTED WHEN I WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE.

WE WOULD GO TO ASU'S CAMPUS AND SIT.

THEY WOULD SEPARATE THE MOMS AND DAUGHTERS INTO DIFFERENT SESSIONS THE TOPICS ARE COVERING WHAT DO YOU DO BE SUCCESSFUL?

HOW DO YOU NETWORK WITH PEOPLE IN INDUSTRY?

SO ALL DIFFERENT SESSIONS WERE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

ONCE A MONTH WE WERE ON CAMPUS TOGETHER AND THEY WOULD SEPARATE US FROM THE MOMS SO THAT WE WOULD EACH GET OUR OWN TAILORED CURRICULUM TO GO THROUGH.

AND THEN AT THE END, MY MOM AND I WOULD DISCUSS, HEY, WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN THIS PROGRAM?

IT WAS A GOOD BONDING MOMENT FOR MYSELF AND MY MOM TOGETHER.

>> Christina: VANESSA, THE PROGRAM SUCCESS WAS RECOLLECTED FORRECOGNIZEDAS A SERVING INSTITUTION.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE?

>> I WANT TO SAY AT SOME POINT IN THE EARLY 80'S, THE LATINO STUDENT ENROLLMENT HOVERED AROUND 4%.

AND NOW FORWARD TO 2023, WE ARE AT 26% OF STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS LATINO AND HISPANIC AND EACH MOTHER-DAUGHTER PROGRAM HAS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING TO LAY THE FOUNDATION OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR LATINO-HISPANIC STUDENTS KNOW THERE'S A PLACE AT ASU AND A COMMUNITY WELCOMING TO THEM AND INVESTING IN THEIR SUCCESS AND FUTURE.

>> Christina: STEPHANIE, YOU SOUND BRILLIANT, OF COURSE, THINKING ABOUT ENGINEERING AND CLEARLY, YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL.

SO YOU'RE SMART AND A HARDER WORKER.

DID YOU NEED SOMEBODY'S HELP?

>> YES.

I WILL SAY ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM -- THERE'S SO MANY TO SPEAK ABOUT WITH HMPD, BUT IT'S GETTING FAMILIAR WITH ASU'S CAMPUS AND NOT HAVING EXPOSURE WITH PARENTS THAT WENT TO UNIVERSITY AND KNOWING THAT, OK, THESE ARE THE BUILDINGS THAT I'LL BE IN AS AN ENGINEERING MAJOR.

HERE IS WHERE I NEED TO GO FOR CLASSWORK AND MENTORING OR TUTORING, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO JUST THE PROGRAM ORIENTING YOU TO ASU WAS SUCH -- IT CAN BE INTIMIDATING OF A CAMPUS.

SO JUST THAT EXPOSURE.

I FEEL LIKE I GOT A HEAD START, REALLY, TO THINK ABOUT THE CAMPUS, AND WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PREPARE?

SO YES, I DID NEED IT AND I CREDIT HMPD FOR THE SUCCESS I'VE HAD AND WHERE I AM TODAY.

>> IF I CAN ADD TO THAT.

I WILL SAY WHEN YOU TALK TO FAMILIES IN 2023, WHAT THEY SHARE WITH US IS NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENT IN THE SENSE OF, WE WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE AND WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW.

HOW WILL WE PAY FOR IT AND WHAT CLASSES SHOULD I TAKE?

THERE'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ET CETERA.

THESE ARE REAL CONCERNS THAT MANY FIRST GENERATION FAMILIES CONTINUE TO HAVE TO THIS DAY.

SO THAT'S WHERE A PROGRAM LIKE THEY CAN STEP IN AND PROVIDE THAT VERY MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT.

IT'S A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM.

IT'S A REAL COMMITMENT ON BEHALF THE FAMILIES, BUT TRULY, ONCE THEY WALK THROUGH THAT GRADUATION AND GET THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, IT'S WELL WORTH IT.

>> Christina: A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM AND IT'S SO INTENSE, I CAN'T IMAGINE THE WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES.

DO YOU HAVE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PARENT/CHILD TEENS?

>> SO JUST THAT WE CAN ENSURE AS BEST OF AN EXPERIENCE AS POSSIBLE, I WILL SAY THAT WE TRY TO SERVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE CURRENTLY HAVING SOME OPENED SLOTS FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO IF ANYBODY WHO IS WATCHING THIS, IF YOU HAVE A CHILD OR IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO IS CURRENTLY IN THE SEVENTH GRADE -- BY THE WAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HISPANIC, NECESSARILY.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ABOUT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING YOUR ACCESS TO EDUCATION.

IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT, WE WILL BE THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE IN EIGHTH GRADE AND THEY WOULD BE A GOOD FIT, GO TO OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING THOSE APPLICATIONS.

>> Christina: STEPHANIE, HOW WOULD YOU SELL THE PROGRAM TO SOMEBODY?

>> ANYONE WHO IS LISTENING, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE MENTIONED A FIVE OF THE BENEFITS ALONG THE WAY AND BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE UNIVERSITY SETTING.

I KNOW THAT WE WANT MORE ATTENDANCE AT ASU AND WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.

SO GETTING ORIENTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY IS A BIG HELP.

ALSO, THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL.

I APPLIED TO SO MANY SCHOLARSHIPS THAT MY WHOLE UNDERGRAD WAS PAID THROUGH WITH HMPD, APPLYING FOR THE OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS.

AND JUST THE PREPARATION THAT THE PROP PROGRAM TEACHES YOU AND THE GRIP YOU MAINTAIN GOING THROUGH COLLEGE.

IT'S HARD BUT IT'S REWARDING.

SO YOU JUST LEARN ALL OF THIS THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

AGAIN, THE EXTRA BENEFIT IS THAT I GREW CLOSER TO MY MOM AND ALSO MY DAD IN THE PROGRAM.

BECAUSE MY DAD WAS THE ONE WHO WAS DRIVING US TO THE VARIOUS SESSIONS, SO I DO WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO MY DAD, BECAUSE HE WAS A BIG SUPPORT, AS WELL.

>> Christina: WHEN DID THE PROGRAM END?

HOW OLD WERE YOU?

>> I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, 12th GRADE, WHEN WE ENDED.

IN COLLEGE, THOUGH, IF I STILL NEEDED HELP, THERE WERE STILLY STILL SESSIONS TO ATTEND.

THE LAST THING ON THIS FRONT, I HAD A DESIRE TO GIVE BACK TO HMDP.

SO I REACHED OUT MANY YEARS LATER AFTER I GRADUATED, WORKED IN INDUSTRY FOR 20 YEARS AND JUST HAVE REACHED OUT TO SPEAK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE.

THE JOURNEY IS TOUGH AND YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE RESILIENCE AND GRIT AND NOT GIVE UP AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE MY STORY WITH THE UPCOMING STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM.

>> Christina: WE HAVE 15 SECONDS.

TELL US HOW PEOPLE CAN LEARN MORE.

>> GOOGLE HISPANIC MOTHER SLASH DAUGHTER PROGRAM, ASU AND OUR WEBSITE WILL COME UP AND YOU CAN SEE THE ONLINE FORM IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE, THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN FIND IT.

>> Christina: THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Christina: AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

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