Originally from a small town in the Mexican state of Guerrero, Haydee Berdejo was in Baltimore for only a few weeks when the coronavirus disrupted daily life around the globe, hers included.

She had started her sophomore year at Baltimore City College in February, midway through the second semester. Still learning English, she found her classes hard to follow.

But she was getting the help she needed. She began to form relationships with teachers. She joined a Latinx student advocacy group and stayed after school to get help with homework.

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