CSUN Alumni Scholarship - Xochitl Hernandez

“People don’t have to give, but they give from who they are and their heart, regardless of what they’re making,” said the mother, Xochitl. “It’s a personal choice they make, and it adds to our family. When your child is the recipient you feel very thankful. You’re humbled by it because nobody has to do it, but they do. Now it’s going to be our turn.”

The Hernandez family represents three generations of Matadors. Xochitl’s maternal grandfather Armando Vazquez earned a bachelor’s degree from CSUN in 1973. He was a Chicano activist who marched alongside Cesar Chavez in the late 1960s. Leo and Xochitl Hernandez met while they were students at CSUN and each earned their degree and teaching credential from the university.

The student Xochitl said receiving the scholarship means she doesn’t not have to rely as much on her parents, who are educators. It also added to her Matador pride.

“I was definitely meant to be here,” she said of coming to CSUN. “It’s really special to me. Not many people can say (they’re third-generation at a university). … I can proudly say that my whole family went to CSUN. It’s the school that practically raised me and raised my family and changed the trajectory of how my family evolved. It means a lot to me. It’s my home pretty much.”
Edited by: Rachael Howery
Music by: The Music Bed (licensed with permission)

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