This is my mom.
She was an asylum seeker.
She slept in a church b/c she had nowhere else to go.
She is a housekeeper & a waitress.
She is my hero.
These degrees are for her.
Harvard Medical School, M.D. ✅
Harvard Business School, M.B.A. ✅
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P. ✅
You made history happen, mom.
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She was an asylum seeker.
She slept in a church b/c she had nowhere else to go.
She is a housekeeper & a waitress.
She is my hero.
These degrees are for her.
Harvard Medical School, M.D. ✅
Harvard Business School, M.B.A. ✅
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P. ✅
You made history happen, mom.
1/4
This is my dad.
He was shot twice fighting for democracy in his home country, Nicaragua.
He lost his brother in battle.
His calloused hands remind me of the manual labor he worked to make sure I could focus on school.
He transports elderly patients to their doctors' appointments.
He is a warrior.
You kept us strong, dad.
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He was shot twice fighting for democracy in his home country, Nicaragua.
He lost his brother in battle.
His calloused hands remind me of the manual labor he worked to make sure I could focus on school.
He transports elderly patients to their doctors' appointments.
He is a warrior.
You kept us strong, dad.
2/4
These are my brothers.
My oldest (far left) brother raised me when my parents worked multiple jobs.
My older (second to the left) brother pushed me on the track & helped me become a better version of myself.
My little brother (far right) taught me how to be a big brother--the best gift.
No part of younger me would have ever imagined that us four boys, who lived in a family shelter home in 2001 & a tiny studio motel in 2009, would make it to a place like @Harvard.
You guys gave me the opportunity to pursue higher education when each of you went to work right after high school. Thank you.
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My oldest (far left) brother raised me when my parents worked multiple jobs.
My older (second to the left) brother pushed me on the track & helped me become a better version of myself.
My little brother (far right) taught me how to be a big brother--the best gift.
No part of younger me would have ever imagined that us four boys, who lived in a family shelter home in 2001 & a tiny studio motel in 2009, would make it to a place like @Harvard.
You guys gave me the opportunity to pursue higher education when each of you went to work right after high school. Thank you.
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And this is me.
I am a product of my mom, dad, brothers, friends, and mentors.
To them, I owe everything.
Signing off for the first time ever as,
Dr. David Velasquez, MD, MBA, MPP
I am a product of my mom, dad, brothers, friends, and mentors.
To them, I owe everything.
Signing off for the first time ever as,
Dr. David Velasquez, MD, MBA, MPP
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