DHHS Secretary Xavier Becerra serves as keynote speaker at Fresno State's Latino Commencement

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's a infinitesimal the students had been moving toward their full assemblage careers. It was a packed location arsenic the Class of 2024, and their families, honored their accomplishments.

"It's bully to observe with radical who travel from akin backgrounds and person a taste understanding," postgraduate Alejandro Rojas said.

On Saturday evening, Fresno State held its 48th Chicano/Latino Commencement Ceremony. During the event, graduates heard from immoderate large pillars not conscionable successful the Valley, but successful the nation.

One of them being Xavier Becerra, the archetypal Latino to clasp the presumption of Health and Human Services Secretary.

Smiling and affectional graduates walked into the arena, with their family, friends, and professors cheering them on. Decorated grad caps represented wherever they travel from and thanked their families for each the unrecorded and support.

Becerra served arsenic the keynote speaker. He shared his travel arsenic a first-generation graduate.

"Like galore of you, I was the lad of immigrants," said Becerra. "Like galore of you I talk Spanish astatine location and I English successful school."

It's a full-circle infinitesimal for immoderate students.

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"It's a arrogant moment," said 1 graduate. "My ma got her Master's grade from Fresno State. Being capable to travel successful her footsteps and get my bachelor's grade is everything to me."

Angela Ramirez, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Health & Human Services Department hopes this brings successful a much divers workforce to not conscionable our state but to Central California

"We request much doctors, nurses, we request much of astir everything particularly successful healthcare," said Ramirez. "We don't request conscionable much doctors, nurses, carnal therapists. We request much of those folks who look similar and correspond the communities they serve."

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