E41 —Jessi Aguilar, Marielena Octavio, & Besith Pineda— Hispanic Heritage at Fuqua
Jessi Aguilar, Marielena Octavio, and Besith Pineda (Class of 2024) all identify as Hispanic, with family roots in Mexico, Venezuela, and Guatemala. Though they share similar experiences (family immigration, learning English, giving back to their communities), they each bring unique and rich perspectives to Fuqua.
Jessi shares about integrating his culture at home and at work, doing advertising with Univision for Hispanic audiences.
Marielena discusses the complexities of her identity, as a white Latina from Venezuela who unexpectedly found herself living in the U.S.
Besith talks about…
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