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#myLAcommute I hope I make my family proud

#myLAcommute asks locals where they\'re coming from, where they\'re going and why
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December 18, 2015

GABRIELLE BROWN

I’ll be the first one in my family to graduate from college. I have all of this pressure on me. Everyone is looking at me to succeed. I hope I make them proud.

Broadway to Vermont Ave.

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