Fwd: Undocumented UCSD students need YOU. Donate Online to UCSD's AB540 Scholarship.
Yohanna Bernardo
From: MiRA UCSD <mira...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Subject: Undocumented UCSD students need YOU. Donate Online to UCSD's AB540 Scholarship.
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Based on UC 2010 documents, there were 572 AB540 (undocumented) undergraduate students within the UC system. Forty percent were Asian and forty percent were Latino. 81 of these AB540 students are undergraduate students here at UCSD.
Though being an AB540 student qualifies one to pay in-state tuition ($11,619) as opposed to out-of-state tuition ($34,497), there remains many hurdles AB540 students face. Their undocumented status excludes them from receiving any federal aid, UC grants, participating in programs that require US citizenship, from taking out loans for their education, and from “legally” working to raise funds. Some AB540 students are limited to a few private scholarship and some are forced to take anywhere from a quarter to a year off to raise money in order to come back another year.
Despite the bleak situation for the roughly 2.5 million undocumented students under the age of 18 in the nation, many have come out of the shadows voicing how they are “undocumented and unafraid.”
UCSD student organization, Migrant Right’s Awareness (MiRA), is adding their voice to the chorus in support of these dreamers whose education is a right, not a privilege. This quarter we present: AB 540 Banquet: “Empowering our Future,” to be held on Monday, April 25, from 5-7pm, at the Price Center Forum as a way to raise funds for scholarships for AB540 students at UCSD. Come join us in community with food, speakers, and entertainment in an attempt to provide AB540 students with a support network! Suggested donations are encouraged. Hope to see you there!
Please RSVP to mira...@gmail.com by Monday April 18th!
If you are unable to attend but would like to contribute to the AB540 scholarship fund please send a check made payable to ‘Calexico Neighborhood House’ (our fiscal receiver) to the following address:
Migrant Rights Awareness (MiRA), MC 0078
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0078
**Please write in the subject line UCSD AB540 Scholarship.
*OR* donate securely and directly through PayPal via our online website by copy/pasting the following link http://miraucsd.bbnow.org/
In addition, on Thursday, April 14th, UCSDs Cross-Cultural Center and
MiRA present Invisible Students at UCSD.
PDF flyer is attached.
Undocumented UCSD Students Need You. Donate Online to UCSD's AB540 Scholarship.
This quarter Migrant Rights Awareness presents: AB 540 Banquet: “Empowering our Future,” to be held on Monday, April 25, from 5-7pm, at the Price Center Forum as a way to raise funds for scholarships for AB540 students at UCSD. Come join us in community with food, speakers, and entertainment in an attempt to provide AB540 students with a support network! Suggested donations are encouraged. Hope to see you there!
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