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Conmigo, si se puede!

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Si se puede! 

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Welcome to the 28th Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference and welcome to Western Oregon University. 

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As president of Western Oregon University I want to tell you that you are our future as a nation. 

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And so I want you to stand for a moment and give all your friends a high five 

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and just enjoy this moment to be here together. 

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Attending this conference today means a lot to me. 

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It means a lot of opportunities, lots of information, and lots of support for my future. 

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Being an immigrant here has made me very uncomfortable most of the time 

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and this large community being in the same position I'm in makes me feel more empowered in myself. 

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I really like attending this conference because it really shows you how to be proud of who you are. 

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And my school doesn't have a lot of Latino students so it's really nice to see that there's a lot of us out there. 

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There's a lot of opportunities here to learn. 

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What people might not know, what they might not explain in your schools. 

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Attending this conference means to me more learning about what I can do as a leader. 

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Hands up. Repeat after me. Here we go. Ready? 

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And move your fingers. If it is to be, it is up to me. 

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If it is to be, it is up to me. Un aplauso, give it up. 

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Si se puede!