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Dream Act Reflection

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I was very intrigued when I learned more detailed information about the Dream Act application. I commented to my supervisor that perhaps we could have a workshop at Pierce College and invite the counselors that were not able to attend the conference. My supervisor requested that I spoke to one of the outreach counselors that prepared this workshop. I spoke to him and he gave me websites with additional resources to guide dreamers. Also, he handed out his business card in case I had more questions. Lastly, the outreach counselor made an announcement to download the slides that were provided from the California State University website. The workshop presented a lot of information, however it would have been more beneficial to learn the different
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