A Kick-Off Event for UCI's 7th Annual First-Gen Celebration: A Conversation with Alejandra Campoverdi

Join us on Wednesday, October 30 for a book signing and remarks with Alejandra Campoverdi, former White House aide to President Obama and author of First Gen: A Memoir. This event marks the kick-off to our annual First-Gen Day celebration.

The first 150 students will receive a free copy of Alejandra's bestselling book!

First-Gen: A Memoir
With candor and heart, Alejandra retraces her trajectory as a Mexican American woman raised by an immigrant single mother in Los Angeles. Foregoing the tidy bullet points of her resume and instead shining a light on the spaces between them, what emerges is a powerful testimony that shatters the one-dimensional glossy narrative we are often sold of what it takes to achieve the American Dream. In this timely and revealing reflection, Alejandra draws from her own experiences to name and frame the challenges First and Onlys often face, illuminating a road to truth, healing, and change in the process.

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