Alejandra Campoverdi, the former White House deputy director of Hispanic media under Barack Obama, recently discussed her book, First Gen: A Memoir, as part of the University of Delaware's College Readiness Scholars Institute (CRSI).

"I'm often asked why I wrote the book," Campoverdi said at the event, which was hosted by the University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. "I wanted to mark the trees for the next generation."

The next generation sat before her and listened closely.