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Have you ever wondered what the word Hispanic means. Well it means a person who is from or relating to a Spanish spoken country, and that's what I am going to talk about. I will be talking about a particular Hispanic person that made his dreams come true, and his name is Franklin Ciang- Diaz, a famous retired NASA astronaut (Joe Acaba). He was born on April 5, 1950, in San Jose, Costa Rica, and came to the US on September 17, 1967.Now we begin with Mr.Chiang-Diaz's story, so sit back and join me in Franklin's life. People mostly recognized him as an astronaut, but he was not only that he was a P.H.D too. That poofs that even if its hard to live in a new country and don't really understand that language, you can still follow your dreams.He also proved he wants to be something great once he grew, so he started focusing over his difficulties and trying to overcome them. Although he was a dedicated student, he knew how to have fun on US. He enjoys music, soccer, glider planes, and scuba diving.The US was hard for him at the start of him on this country. He felt uncomfortable because half of his family and friends reside at Costa Rica. It only wasn't that though, he was also bullied just because he did not understand or speak English. Until one day he knew that if he starts to in ignore at fight back, he will sooner or later begin to feel comfortable to the US and the language spoken.
 * Hispanic Essay:**

On Costa Rica he was a very poor family, but he was a very smart kid. The school he went to and graduated on was at Colegio De La Salle in, San Jose. When he was about 5 he attended an elementary school at Father Juan de Barnuevo. Once he moved to the US all he had was a one-way airplane ticket, $50 in his pocket, a suitcase, and a dream to fly in space. Although he was a poor family he still followed his dream no matter what, so he reached the US because he wanted to study for the University of Connecticut and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.While working as a physicist in Massachusetts he was active in several community projects, serving at one time as an adviser in a rehabilitation program for Hispanic drug addicts. At the end of his graduation at Massachusetts he got selected for NASA astronaut. He also began encouraging young people to get motivated about environmental issues. In 1986, he made his first mission aboard Galileo. The crew on this mission also mapped atmospheric ozone levels with the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet ( **U.S. Hispanics have overcome many obstacles).**

Now, you must be wondering how, why, and who got Franklin to America. Well Scientist Wernher Von Braun told him to go to America to study because Chiang's amazing work at the schools of Costa Rica. Wernher was a good man, ever since he put his eyes on Franklin he knew he would be a star in the future. Well what do you know, Franklin did become a star, and what a coincidence that Franklin gets to see them in space.

work cited


 * "Franklin R. Chiang-Diaz. (PH.D)" //NASA.gov//. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. n.d. Thurs. 28 Apr 2016. <**[]>.
 * this is a good website because it is from NASA which is a government website.


 *  Joe Acaba, Mission Specialist-Educator. //NASA.gov//. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. n.d. Thurs. 28 Apr 2016 <**[]>.


 * It is a useful website because its a website sponsored by government.


 * "U.S. Hispanics have overcome many obstacles." //mysanantonio.com.//** San Antonio Express-News**. Wednesday, October 16, 2013 <**[]>.


 * this is a useful website because is the website for the city of San Antonio.

"**List of Famous Hispanic Celebrities."** //**ranker.com.**// **Ranker.n.d. Thurs. 28 Apr 2016<**[]>


 * this website is good because it is a leading digital media company.