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NORTH MANKATO — Beatriz Rivera wanted to do more than just survive.
As a first-generation college student attending South Central College, Rivera’s path to higher education began with her family’s journey from Mexico, where her mother left school after the third grade to work on her family ranch, before moving to the United States at age 16.
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