Sahid grew up in Cabo Rojo on the west coast of Puerto Rico and went to the best private schools in the region. From kindergarten through high school her classes were always taught in English (with the exception of Spanish classes). Her father was an engineer and similarly, her classmates’ parents also worked as engineers, doctors, and lawyers. As a student with strong math and science skills Sahid was encouraged to follow in her father’s footsteps. Her existence in this sheltered upper-class bubble normalized the privilege she experienced and kept her apart from the existence of students who came up through the public school system. This started to change when Sahid began to attend the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, a public university with a strong engineering program.
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