My mother was born in Puerto Rico. My father was born in the Bronx in New York. And I grew up at a time when, when The Bronx was experiencing some of the highest dropout rates, high school dropout rates in its history. And my parents moved to a suburb to try to move me to a public school area where I could have a chance. (04:11–04:19)
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Asserts that the Bronx had historically high high school dropout rates during her upbringing.
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