Notable Hispanics
Jaime Escalante

Born in Bolivia in 1930, Jaime Escalante garnered international recognition in 1988, when his story was told in the acclaimed film "Stand and Deliver." The film stars Edward James Olmos as Escalante, a teacher who taught math to troubled students at a tough East Los Angeles school.

Though born in Bolivia, Escalante left his homeland in the 1960s in the hopes of finding a better life in the United States. An educator in Bolivia, Escalante taught himself English on his arrival in the states, working odd jobs along the way as he earned another college degree en route to becoming a teacher in the United States.
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