On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast: Jorge Hernandez-Perez, the 2021 Southeast Youth of the Year with the Boys and Girls Club of America and a student at Columbia University joins podcast host Daniel Smrokowski for fruitful and important ADA and disability conversation as he shares his empowering story from Cuba To Columbia University.
\nWe talk about Jorge\u2019s formative years and his diverse identities being of Cuba heritage to being diagnosed with ADHD and identifying as gay shaped him as an individual in society.
\nWe continue our hour conversation with how his opportunities from the Boys and Girls Club of America led him to today being a Columbia University student; while shaping his future career goals in public policy and education.
\nFinally, you don\u2019t want to miss the final segment of this week\u2019s episode! Jorge shares lessons he learned from sharing the stage with First Lady of the United States of America Dr. Jill Biden!
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