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First-Gen College Grad Gives Emotional Speech Thanking Parents

A grateful first-generation college grad places her hood and stole on her parents and emotionally thanks them for their support and sacrifices. Carolina Saavedra, 23, credits parents Alejandra Carino and Eleazar Saavedra's support for helping her graduate from Caldwell University in New Jersey on May 15. According to Carolina, her parents would always tell her, "ponte las pilas," a term used to say, "put the work in." Alejandra and Eleazar wanted their daughter to have opportunities that they did not. When her father would leave for work at 4am and see his daughter working on papers, he would always encourage Carolina to finish the assignment before he left the house. Carolina's gesture after the ceremony was captured on video by her sister and she later shared the clip online where the tear-jerking moment quickly went viral.
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Location: Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
  • Date Acquired: 06-20-2022
  • Date Filmed: 05-15-2022
  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Footage Type: Cell Phone
  • Rights :  TV & Digital, Commercial, Publishing
Tags:  graduation , school , first-generation , first-gen , caldwell university , new jersey

First-Gen College Grad Gives Emotional Speech Thanking Parents

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