{"id":15669,"date":"2021-05-20T15:38:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/15669\/uncategorized\/cara-parker-the-leader-behind-the-magic\/"},"modified":"2021-05-20T22:08:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T05:08:22","slug":"cara-parker-the-leader-behind-the-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/15669\/profiles\/cara-parker-the-leader-behind-the-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Cara Parker: The leader behind the magic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eight transfer students have been selected as the 20th Year Robert N. Chang Scholars, who \u201chave exemplified the highest motivation and resiliency in achieving their goals, and Cara Parker is one of them.<\/p>\n

Each of these students will receive a scholarship ranging from $2,500-$5,000, which is renewable for a second year, wrote Doriann Tran, international counselor\/coordinator, in a collegewide email.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really helps, because I\u2019m going to be in school for a while,\u201d said Parker. \u201c I really do appreciate that they picked me as a recipient.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parker was born in San Jose and raised in Palo Alto, she grew up with her grandmother who she describes as a \u201cTexan Jehovah Witness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parker credits her grandmother for being a huge influence on her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe (her family) had a lot of strong women, only one of them had a college degree,\u201d Parker said. \u201cBut they\u2019re all smart in their own way. So you have a little bit of everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Growing up in her household Parker said that there was good and bad, she notes that her upbringing was never easy and faced many challenges in her lifetime.<\/p>\n

\u201cS**t sucks and if you don\u2019t laugh about it, you\u2019re going to cry,\u201d Parker said. \u201cBut you can\u2019t smile at everything. You got to feel it when it hurts, you got to let it go when it\u2019s time and sometimes it stings awhile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parker said her outlook to life has allowed her to take in the good and the bad keeping it on a scale.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one word I will use to describe Cara is \u2018sui generis\u2019 meaning unique. She is indeed unique in her approach to life,\u201d said Hasan Rahim, Parker\u2019s Statistics professor.<\/p>\n

Parker said that she wants to be remembered as someone who is going to tell it to you straight and help you get it straight.<\/p>\n

This is one of the reasons she is currently studying sociology at San Jose City College and transferring to San Jose State in fall 2021 with the intent to counsel others.<\/p>\n

Parker said she has a desire to help those around her and she does so by helping the community and getting involved any way she can.<\/p>\n

Parker is involved on campus mostly through the UMOJA program, as a leader. One major contribution Parker made was a food drive for the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cCara organized a food distribution drive for our community in fall 2020,\u201d said Cindy Hyunh, Parker\u2019s professor of Ethics. \u201cIt was really successful! Her efforts supported 100+ families for Thanksgiving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parker said she has been feeding the community around her outside of school for a while.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m not not going to help people,\u201d said Parker, \u201cI go down to St. John\u2019s Park in Downtown San Jose and basically give people food and drag my wagon with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parker also said how at times when she\u2019s overloaded with food, she gives boxes of food to those in her apartment complex as they\u2019re also part of her community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I asked her how it went post-drive, she (Parker)said that she regretted not having enough supply for everyone who emailed and called. This exemplifies her giving, generous and thoughtful spirit,\u201d Hyunh said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a death in the family and found out in class or right after class. Cara brought me a card as a result,\u201d said Khalid White, Parker\u2019s professor of ethics.<\/p>\n

Parker said the challenges she faced made her an empathic person who can relate to you and hear you out with a smile on her face.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy when I wake up,\u201d Parker said. \u201cHonestly I\u2019m happy that I\u2019m able to wake up and complain about it. Some people didn\u2019t get to do that this morning and they thought they were.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those around comment on how Parker\u2019s happiness and appreciation for life is infectious<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Cara walks into the room, the joy and happiness levels instantly go up. Any lingering sadness immediately evaporates and before we know it, we are learning and laughing and having meaningful conversation about what’s important in life,\u201d said Rahim.<\/p>\n

\u201cCara is resilient, brilliant, hilarious, empowered, and dedicated,\u201d Huynh said.<\/p>\n

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