Meet TheDream.US Graduates

TheDream.US has over 2,100 graduates who are driven, resilient, and helping move our shared country forward. They are nurses, teachers, authors, computer scientists, research scientists, business entrepreneurs, nurses, policy analysts, social justice workers – all contributing to the social and economic prosperity of this country.

Their stories are ones of resilience and determination. Below you can read about what they do, why their work matters, and the unique perspectives they bring to their work. In the words of one of our Graduates:

“DREAMers are hardworking Americans who will seize every opportunity to show our worth. We have stellar records of achievement and incredible potential – all we need is an opportunity.”
Cesia Bulnes, Program Manager, Microsoft

“We are the American Dream”

These are our stories to tell together – the top three immediately below are Alumni that we are featuring this month – when you hover over the image, click the document icon to see their full story. Then use the filters to meet more of our Graduates by State, College, and Field of Study.

Johann Hayag
Science, Math, and Technology – ASU, AZ
Oscar Hernandez Ortiz
Public and Social Services – ASU, AZ
Kai Martin
Public and Social Services – John Jay College , NY


"Joon"
Health and Medicine - York College, NY
"Lucia"
Health and Medicine - ECSU, GA
"Piet"
Health and Medicine - Palm Beach State, FL
"Sara"
Science, Math, and Technology - Lehman College, NY
"Veronica"
Health and Medicine - ASU, AZ
Andrea Rodriguez Ramirez
Public and Social Services - Rutgers Newark, NJ
Apolinar Islas
Social Sciences - Baruch College, NY
Areli Morales Romero
Social Sciences - Brooklyn College, NY
Camila Salkov
Business - Trinity Washington University, MD
Cristina Constantino
Liberal Arts and Humanities - CSU San Bernardino, CA
Damela Cedelias
Liberal Arts and Humanities - FIU, FL
Daniela Castillo Zapata
Social Sciences - University of Houston, TX
Danna Gonzalez
Public and Social Services - Colorado State University, CO
Dayann Pazmino
Liberal Arts and Humanities - Queens College, NY
Emerson Loaiza-Gonzalez
Business - Purdue Global, MA
Francisco Barros Mesias
Science, Math, and Technology - City College of New York, NY
Gaitree Boojraj
Science, Math, and Technology - Hunter College, NY
Gloria Espitia
Business - East Oregon University, OR
Hector Robledo
Business - UNT Dallas, TX
Isabel Shantal Robles
Liberal Arts and Humanities - CSU Long Beach, CA
Johann Hayag
Science, Math, and Technology - UIC, IL
Johanna Vasquez Coto
Social Sciences - Trinity Washington, D.C.
Jorge Contreras
Science, Math, and Technology - UTRGV, TX
Juan Pina Hernandez
Social Sciences - UTRGV, TX
Kai Martin
Public and Social Services - John Jay College , NY
Kevin Ortiz
Business - UCF, NC
Kevin Roth
Business - Miami Dade College, FL
Luis Ursua
Science, Math, and Technology - ASU, MA
Marian Cifuentes
Business - BMCC, NY
Mauricio Ramirez
Business - UCF, IL
Nallely Panduro
Public and Social Services - San Francisco State, CA
Nestor Vazquez
Social Sciences - UNT Dallas, TX
Oscar Hernandez Ortiz
Public and Social Services - ASU, AZ
Vianey De Anda
Liberal Arts and Humanities - ASU, AZ