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<v ->I'll be the first person in my family to go to college,</v>

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but not the last.

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I feel very excited and honored

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to be introducing Vice President Kamala Harris today.

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Through the ACP program,

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she has made such a big impact on me, my family,

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and other families like my own.

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<v ->It's emotional for me to meet you</v>

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because you clearly are gonna make a difference

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in the world, you already do.

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<v ->Thank you.</v>
<v ->Yeah,</v>

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it's so nice to meet you.

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But tell me, what was it like when you got the phone call?

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First, you got a call saying,

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"Hey, you're invited to the White House."

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Tell me what that was like.

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<v ->Well, I was very excited</v>

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because I've never actually been to the White House.

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I was telling my mom like,

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"Mom, guess what I get to do?"

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She's like, "What?"

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I'm like, "I get to introduce the vice president.

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They said I get to meet her."

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She was like, "What?"

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I'm like, "Yeah, mom."
(Broderick laughing)

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"That's amazing, who wouldn't wanna meet her?"

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<v Broderick>And I'm sure your mom got to meet her, too.</v>

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<v Llulisa>Yes, she was very excited to talk to her.</v>

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<v ->So, you've talked today,</v>

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in your remarks at the White House,

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about how the internet is essential for you, right,

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and your family through the pandemic.

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As I understand, you all didn't have the internet

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before the pandemic, is that right?

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<v ->No.</v>
<v ->Yeah.</v>

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<v ->So we didn't feel as though we needed it.</v>

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Then the pandemic hit, and it was just like,

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"Oh, we need internet now." (chuckles)

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<v Broderick>Internet, yeah, yeah.</v>

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<v ->We got online school.</v>

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<v ->Did you feel that, yeah, because you were required</v>

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to be able to do that
<v ->Yes.</v>

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<v ->in order to keep up in school,</v>

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<v ->Yeah.</v>
<v ->right?</v>

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How did you all learn about our Internet Essentials program?

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<v ->Well, we actually learned about it from my oldest brother.</v>

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(Broderick chuckling)

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He got it for his daughter.

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And we filled out the application,

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and I think it was less than 10 minutes.

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And then two days later, someone was sent down

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and we had internet.

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(both chuckling)

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<v Broderick>During at this time,</v>

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you were continuing to study?

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<v Llulisa>Yes.</v>

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<v ->Continuing to perform well in school,</v>

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but then also to apply to college,

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do you think without the internet,

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this would of all been possible for you?

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<v ->I think that I would have struggled a lot.</v>

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When I finally sent my application in,

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it just felt like I was waiting for forever

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even though it was only a month.

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I got accepted to my first choice.

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I called my mom.

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My mom was like, "I'm just so proud of you."

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<v ->Oh, yeah.</v>

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And I look at you, and I think,

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"Ah, she has no idea, probably,

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of all the great things that are coming for you."

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Because clearly you work hard.

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Clearly, you want to make the best of your life.

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Clearly, your family is supporting you.

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So what do you want to do?

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<v ->I really wanna go and maybe become an immigration lawyer.</v>

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My family migrated here when they were younger.

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It took a lot for them to do that,

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'cause there's a lot of risk
<v Broderick>Yeah.</v>

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<v ->that come with the it.</v>

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My aunts and uncles, they just worked so hard for it.

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<v ->Mm hmm.</v>

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So how does your mom imagine you?

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<v ->As like president?</v>
<v Llulisa>Well,</v>

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yes, she does.

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She wants me to do great things,

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and I just wanna live up to what she has planned for me.

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And what she wants me to do.

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<v Broderick>Yeah, well I'm sure,</v>

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today was among those great things, right?

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<v Llulisa>Yes, it was.</v>

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<v ->That's very good.</v>

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Well, you did a great job today

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introducing
<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v ->the Vice President of the United States, okay?</v>

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<v ->Thank you.</v>
<v ->You really did.</v>