My name is Anthony Carbajal, I am a first generation American and College student who comes from a low income, non-traditionaI background who was also previously incarcerated. I received my Associates Degrees in Anthropology and Psychology from Cerro Coso Community College while incarcerated in a prison in Tehachapi, CA. I never really thought seriously about higher education until this point, it was then that my passion for learning began. I am now at UC Berkeley, it is my hope to earn a degree in Sociology with a minor in Public Policy while preparing myself to succeed in a PhD. Program. Once my time in academia is over it is my aim to use my time to give back and uplift marginalized communities such as the ones I personally come from. I have a personal interest in providing not only educational and professional opportunities to these communities but to help increase their basic quality of life regardless of how society has classified them. I know that with community driven action it is possible to make my goals a reality.
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