UCI Veteran Services: Tanishia Santana
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Image 1: Army veteran and UCI student Tanishia Santana has a close relationship with her 9-year-old daughter, Nyla. They live in the Palo Verde apartment community on campus.
Image 2: A sociology major, Santana aspires to become a marriage and family therapist.
Image 3: Santana works part time in UCI Veteran Services, which opened new offices last month in the Student Center.
Image 4: In her Palo Verde apartment, Santana pulls out her Army dress uniform in preparation for Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
Image 5: Nyla reads the notes written by her mom's fellow soldiers on the back of their first group photo during basic training.
Image 6: Santana, circled, spent eight years on active duty in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany and Texas. Her specialty was supply and logistics.
Image 7: Mom reviews Nyla's homework. The fourth-grader hopes to someday attend Yale University or Stanford University.
Image 8: Being a single parent with a part-time job and a full load of university classes can be stressful, but Santana says, "I'm really happy with how things are going so far."
Image 9: On the way to her next class, Santana shares a laugh with another student.
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