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Re: The obstacles they face

babs — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:23:50 -0000

Ms. Montoya was the FIRST to be accepted. I believe it was in 1972. The women you speak of may have come after, no?

Re: The obstacles they face

greenbildr — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:33:25 -0000

Just curious, I graduated from UNM in 1974 and knew a young woman from Taos named Patricia Cantu who was admitted to Harvard Law School after graduation. I also seem to recall another UNM woman graduate already at Harvard Law named Sanchez. This is not to question Ms. Montoya's accomplishment but to get a sense of timing for Harvard to accept qualified Hispanic women and to note UNM's place in this history.

Re: The obstacles they face

new_mexican — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:25:55 -0000

Education is the key to getting the opportunity in this country. The opportunity will not present itself without the education, or if it does, most without the education will not recognize it. We need to instill in our youth the importance of getting an education. As Hispanics we also nee to understand that we need to do it ourselves. It does little good to have a mentor at school if you do not have one at home.

Parents ought to be demanding AND working for better education. Not just demanding.