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Kya Lin, Class of 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.102″ background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Being first-generation means not having anyone in my family truly understanding what I’m experiencing and having to work through a lot of the emotional, academic, and mental struggles without my parents. On the flip side though, apart from the downsides, being first-generation means being able to start that college path for the rest of my family. It means that I can demonstrate my strength and perseverance to those that will follow in my footsteps and show that it’s possible to go through college successfully.<\/p>\n I have become a lot more aware of my first-generation identity and how that has influenced my time at Vanderbilt. I feel as I have been given this opportunity to do more than what my parents did and make their sacrifices and hard work, well worth it.<\/p>\n My Posse mentors have been an extremely helpful ally to me. My mentors have been able to give me insight and advice on navigating college in a way that my parents haven’t been able to. I think as a first-generation student, I’ve gotten sucked into a mentality of constantly having to strive and work for more, to be and do better. My mentors have helped me recognize when I need a break and recognize and be proud of the achievements I have already accomplished during my time at Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.102″ src=”https:\/\/studentorg.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2020\/10\/IMG_6265-Kya-Lin.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” align=”center” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.102″ background_layout=”light”] Kya Lin, Class of 2023 [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.102″ background_layout=”light”] Being first-generation means not having anyone in my family truly understanding what I’m experiencing and having to work through a lot of the emotional, academic, and mental struggles without my parents. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":762,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faces-of-fgli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/762"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":563,"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions\/563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/fgli\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}