Today I officially defended my dissertation and I am so overwhelmed with all the love and support I have received from my family and chosen family. Thank you all for pouring into me, encouraging me and loving on me. I am so blessed.
Love,
Dr. Matthew C. Soto
More than half of community college students in L.A. have experienced housing insecurity.
No student should be sleeping in their car or worrying about how to make rent.
Cutting the ribbon on Dunamis House to address these issues and build long term solutions to this crisis.
Joined @LA_RoomAndBoard for the grand opening of the very first dedicated youth Homekey site in @CountyofLA. The Dunamis House will house 40 young people, including college/trade school students, experiencing homelessness in Boyle Heights.
As my own father fights for his life in the hospital, I had to remember that he raised 3 fighters & I fought to get thru the speech. Once D said the word "father" I just broke. Thank yall for showing me grace tonight โค๏ธ
The effort to separate the officers who murdered Tyre Nichols from the system of policing that produced them is palpable.
Police killings in the US reached a record high in 2022. That has only been rewarded with more funding at the expense of schools, hospitals, housing, & more.
Tyre Nichols should be alive. Charges alone arenโt justice. Change is.
At least 1,176 people were killed by law enforcement last year - a record. Billions in trainings, body cams, and reforms havenโt stopped it. In fact, itโs gotten worse. We must grow out of this cycle together
If anyone needs a little motivation today, call (707) 873-7862.
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Note: Relationships with immigrant dads differ for all of us, and they can be fraught & complicated. I know mine has been in the past, but today I want to acknowledge his journey, & those like him, with compassion & gratitude. Pls feel free to share your immigrant Papa stories!
Happy Father's Day to the immigrant Papas who moved across the world to plant roots in an unknown land. The ones who didn't have a roadmap and are trying their best. The ones who never looked back in order to create a life where we can intentionally make choices they never had.