Andy Garcia on the basketball court | Jennifer Velez

Entering higher education can become a symbolic accomplishment for second generation Americans whose parents left their native countries to give them better opportunities. But what happens when college is not an immediate option for them? Meet Andy Garcia, a Locke High School athlete, who is looking for alternative ways to make a family feat a reality after not being able to attend college straight after high school.

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