Educated But Still Dreaming: The False Promise of the American Dream

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For more information about the Oliver Scholars, refer to their website: "Mission & History," Oliver Scholars, https://oliverscholars.org/mission/.4 Washington Heights, also known as "Little Dominican Republic" has the largest Dominican population within New York CIty. A musical was written by Lin Manuel Miranda and the show first premiered on the Wesleyan University campus at the 92 Theater during Manuel's time as an undergraduate at Wesleyan. If interested in learning more about the immigrant history of Washington Heights, and what influenced the musical, and now movie, then please refer to: Smithsonian Magazine, "The Immigrant History of the NYC Neighborhood behind 'in the Heights'," Smithsonian.com (Smithsonian Institution, June 10, 2021), https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/immigrant-history-new-york-citys-washington-heights-180977936/. 3 There are many definitions for the phrase, "people of color" but this specific definition was pulled from the Student Affairs' website of Clemson University: "Students of Color," Students of Color | CASE | Division of Student Affairs | Clemson University | Clemson University Student Affairs, https://www.clemson.edu/studentaffairs/case/students-of-color.html.