Saturday, July 28, 2012

Immigrant Gardener Helps More than 100 Latinos Go to College

A great story about a man who knows what it is to struggle and has helped more than 100 with his experiences and money.   - - Donna Poisl

from latino.foxnews.com

Los Angeles –  Mexican immigrant Catalino Tapia was a very young man when he came to California and started a gardening service, and then, aware of the importance of learning, founded an organization to help the children of other gardeners get a college education.

"I crossed the border in 1964 when I was 20, having only studied up to the 6th grade, without knowing anyone and with $6 in my pocket," Tapia said in an interview with Efe.
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