DACA student prepares for academic barriers

Frederick Douglass High School | Upper Marlboro, MD

Despite stellar academic and extracurricular accomplishments, Ewaoluwa Ogundana may not be able to afford college due to her immigration status.

Produced by Bridget Castell, Dontajah Gillis, Emanuel Grimes, Mariam Nabay and Imani St. Clair, students of Frederick Douglass High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Patrice Lawrence. Mentor support provided by the PBS NewsHour.

See the full series: New Americans: immigration, identity and community through the eyes of teenagers