Graduation Ceremony

2019 Grad Stole Winners

  • by Edward Wf Chew

Read from our first generation Aggie honorees from our Stole Contest who are graduating this spring. They shared their first generation experience in the form of works of art, poems, and stories.

Kathy Pham walks up the staircase in her first-generation stole.

Kathy Pham

1st Place

Poem

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First-generation student, Roseanne Gorelik, standing proudly with her first-gen stole.

Roseanne Gorelik

1st Place

"Us: In Poems"

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First-generation student, Yilda Korepela standing in the UC Davis student farm holding her graduation cap that features photos from her family and childhood.

Yilda Kopela

1st Place

Personal Story

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Sandra at UC Davis holding her painting. The painting combines the symbols of the Mexican flag, a rose, and a baseball cap that says "Oakland"

Sandra Vivian-Calderon

1st Place

Personal Story

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Carmen Torres Antonio stands in the middle of the walkway at the UC Davis quad area.

Carmen Torres Antonio

2nd Place

Personal Story

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First-generation student, Chelsea Blankenship, smiling in a gold UC Davis stole.

Chelsea Blankenship

2nd Place

"simple talk"

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Jenny Zavala

2nd Place

Artwork

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