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SPEAKER: Hundreds of
students whose first language

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is Spanish, Chinese, Arabic,
or Korean, for example, come

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to us every year to
learn how to speak,

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how to read, and
write in English,

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opening countless
doors of opportunity.

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And the best part, this
is all tuition free.

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JULISSA VARGAS: I arrived
in the United States

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around 18, 19 years old.

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That's what's difficult,
all the [INAUDIBLE]

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we have as immigrants.

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Learning English
at Chaffey helped

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me to implement for myself
for me, and for my kids,

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for my husband, for my family.

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It is a great program
because the professors,

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they help a lot of people.

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My first ESL class was writing.

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I had to write my first essay.

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And I told my professor,
I can't do it.

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I want to quit the class.

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And she told me, no.

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You can do it.

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And she explained me how
to write the sentence.

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Because of her, I'm here.

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English changed my life.

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I can help my kids.

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I try to help my husband
with his company.

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I started in Chaffey
with my ESL classes.

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Then I get my citizenship.

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And then I get three
more certificates.

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I love school.

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My kids say I'm crazy.

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I love to learn.

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I try to teach my kids
that they can do it.

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That's why I encourage
my kids to go to school.

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You can see it through the
end open door for everybody.

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