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Eric Hernandez MSW '03 came to Los Angeles at age 11 from war-torn El Salvador, where he had been caring for his younger brother. The siblings joined their parents in a small apartment in the Pico Union area.
"Moving here from El Salvador was frustrating, depressing and painful," he recalls. "We had to adjust to a new place, new language, new people. We struggled, but my parents emphasized the importance of education."