Xin Yi Li, a first-generation undocumented college student and a TheDream.US scholar who graduated from Brooklyn College in 2023 with a major in Computer Science and a minor in Sociology. She started at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College in August 2019 and later transferred to Brooklyn College in 2021. Initially, Xin Yi wanted to pursue a degree in biology to become a veterinarian. However, due to limitations and her desire to build her own applications, Xin Yi switched to computer science.
Can you describe the ways you’ve navigated securing internships and other opportunities? What were the challenges? Did it align with your future goals/ career?
How would a campaign like the Opportunities 4All impact you? Is this something you’d recommend to other undocumented students?
In what ways do you envision CUNY’s role in this campaign? What types of support/resources would you demand?