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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1641991" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Public university hosts special graduation party for illegal immigrants</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Undocumented students graduating from San Francisco State University (SFSU) received an extra treat this week—a special celebration at the university in their honor.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Hosted by the student organization Improving Dreams, Equity, Access and Success (<a href="http://www.ideassfsu.org/" target="_blank">IDEAS</a>), 25 students who are residing in the country illegally gathered on campus for the public university’s first annual Beyond Borders Graduation. According to the <em><a href="http://goldengatexpress.org/2015/05/19/undocumented-students-celebrate-graduation/" target="_blank">Golden Gate Express</a></em>, SFSU’s student newspaper, around 300 friends and family members also attended the ceremony.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>SFSU’s official commencement ceremony isn’t until May 22, but Nancy Jodaitis, advisor to IDEAS, said the special ceremony on May 17 was more “intimate.”</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>“It’s more intimate, so people tell their personal stories,” Jodaitis told the <em>Golden Gate Express</em>. “The stories are all different, but the challenges and struggles are very similar and this is a safe space for them to share.”</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>According to the student newspaper, the ceremony was held at the <a href="http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Esicc/documents/SFSUAnnexEventPolicy.pdf" target="_blank">Annex</a>, an on-campus facility.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong></strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1641991, member: 12952"] [SIZE=6][B]Public university hosts special graduation party for illegal immigrants[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B]Undocumented students graduating from San Francisco State University (SFSU) received an extra treat this week—a special celebration at the university in their honor. Hosted by the student organization Improving Dreams, Equity, Access and Success ([URL='http://www.ideassfsu.org/']IDEAS[/URL]), 25 students who are residing in the country illegally gathered on campus for the public university’s first annual Beyond Borders Graduation. According to the [I][URL='http://goldengatexpress.org/2015/05/19/undocumented-students-celebrate-graduation/']Golden Gate Express[/URL][/I], SFSU’s student newspaper, around 300 friends and family members also attended the ceremony. SFSU’s official commencement ceremony isn’t until May 22, but Nancy Jodaitis, advisor to IDEAS, said the special ceremony on May 17 was more “intimate.” “It’s more intimate, so people tell their personal stories,” Jodaitis told the [I]Golden Gate Express[/I]. “The stories are all different, but the challenges and struggles are very similar and this is a safe space for them to share.” According to the student newspaper, the ceremony was held at the [URL='http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Esicc/documents/SFSUAnnexEventPolicy.pdf']Annex[/URL], an on-campus facility. [/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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