Quendi, as a Hispanic woman I believe that most people of color think these attainments are not for them. Those who have made it to a University to develop those skills had parents or someone who helped them believe that
they could accomplish being a success in whatever they attempted. Out of my father's ten children, I am the only one with a University degree. I am the eighth child and a woman. I never thought I could be a Registered Nurse with
a BSN. The only reason I made the attempt was because I was desperate for a way to make a decent living. After attending University, I realized I had the ability to have become a doctor, a lawyer, or whatever I wanted, with the
exception of a mathematician (I am smart enough to know my limits). It is sad to not see more Blacks or Hispanics represented in the math and science fields. I feel it is lack of motivation and knowledge of the fields but also lack of
examples and belief that these fields are open to them and that they can do it. My father worked for Philips Petroleum and they provided a free college education (2 years) for the employee's children and we still did not take
advantage of it. I just believe we didn't think it was meant for us because even the Catholic Hispanic kids whose fathers worked for Philips Pet did not take advantage of the free college.