Class Valedictorian Melissa Diaz, whose mom also graduated from Hostos, had this to say about tonight's "local girl makes very very good" story.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

I speak about the devastation from the hurricane Katrina My mom lost her home.

我谈到了卡特里娜飓风,所带来的灾难,我的母亲失去了她的家。

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"I got the idea for the multi-track from my mom, who said,'You know,Lester, you sound like everybody else and everybody else is sounding like you.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

And then he came home from his first tour and before he went up home to Davis,he came to dinner and my mom fixed a roast, prime rib and all that kind of stuff, and it was really nice.

VOA: standard.2010.05.31