TAMPA, Fla. — Starting a new school can be challenging, especially if that new school is in a new country.

One student in Tampa Bay is hoping to make that transition a little easier with a club aimed at supporting first-generation students in Hillsborough County.

What You Need To Know • A Tampa Bay student is working to make education transition easier for immigrant students • The club known, First Generation, First Dream, is aimed at providing support for students • Flavia Mandado says this club was formed from her personal experience

Flavia Mandado said it feels like yesterday she took several pictures with her family back in Cuba: “I’m happy that we took this picture and we could treasure it forever.”

Memories like this continue to connect her to her Cuban roots even though sh

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