User:Jakelinecuadra/sandbox

Background

Jakeline Cuadra was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. She is the daughter or working immigrants whom, along with herself, came to the United States in the mid 90s and early 2000s. She is a student at San Jose City College. She is pursuing medicine, engineering, sustainability and writing. She is an upcoming poet, essayist and healthcare advocate. Her current interests are in biodegradable biomedical tools. She is the current holder of the Outstanding Student Award from the SACNAS chapter at Genentech. She is also a Humanities Mellon Scholar.

Personal and Early Life

Though she was not raised in a religious home, she has a deep and loving connection with catholic and islamic beliefs.