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- My name is Tsion Tesfaye.

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And I am a senior at Raisbeck
Aviation High School.

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My parents were
born in Ethiopia.

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And they immigrated here.

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And that really has shaped
my identity and the person

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that I am becoming.

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Just knowing the types of
things that my family back home

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experienced, not having basic
access to water or electricity,

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having that in the
back of my mind

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and knowing that I am so blessed
to be in the position that I am,

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so I should take as many
opportunities as I can.

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Being the oldest daughter in an
immigrant household and still

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community and
empathy, those values

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have helped me be
a leader today.

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Through the Black
Student Union, I

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want to help other
students of color

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realize that even though they
are in spaces where they aren't

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really represented,
that shouldn't stop them

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from going into leadership
roles that they want to be in.

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Coming here my freshman
year and seeing BSU leaders

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create that community
inspired me.

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That's the legacy that I want
to leave for other students

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of color at this school.

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I want to become a lawyer,
specifically international law

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and immigration law.

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I just want to give
back to my community.

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and the things that
I've done in high school

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have helped me do that.

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