Jailenne I. Quiñones-Rodriguez (she|her|ella) www.jailennequinones.com in collaboration with QMA According to U.S. Census Bureau and Excelencia in Education , Latino males had lower levels of degree attainment than other males. As of 2014, 20% of Latino males had earned an associate degree or higher, compared to Asians (62%), Whites (45%), and African Americans (30%).  Have you ever wondered how difficult a career in graduate studies would be as a minority student? And at some point finishing your graduate studies, have you asked yourself: How would the transition from being a graduate student and starting a tenure track signify? If the answer to one of those questions was yes, I strongly recommend reading the inspiring story of Dr. Miguel P. Méndez-González, a Puerto Rican scientist who has been able to overcome all the barriers that have been crossed as a first-generation Latino scientist.  In 2016 he successfully obtained his doctoral degree (Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences with spec