To Messina College student Ryan Pina, going to college isn’t something he wants to do just for himself. It’s something he wants to achieve for his entire family — something to make them proud.
“My mom is an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, so she came here for opportunity and to give her kids an opportunity. So I wanted to make the most out of that and I want to make her happy,” said 17-year-old Pina, who attended the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School in Boston.
