Barbara Tadokoro:
CLASS OF 1974
Fairfax High SchoolClass of 1974
Los angeles, CA
Barbara's Story
though i studied writing and journalism, i ended up working in banking. i started in a branch, and over the years, was promoted to foreign exchange. yes, i bought and sold using hand signals, etc. i think most everyone i knew wouldn't have believed it. i worked on college newspapers doing anything from sports to writing reviews of the theatre dept plays. it was a lot of work especially since you had to do labs along with working on the paper, etc. soon, we also had to learn to write legal briefs and write them over and over until everything looked professional.it became too much having to go to school and work nearly full t...Expand for more
ime too has i had moved out at 19 due to some difficulties at home and decided to go the community school route to save money. my grades were good enough to be invited to the dean's tea! but when i transferred to cal state northride, everything changed. the classes were so much harder and by then i was working between 30-40 hours and weekends and my school work was not up to my standards. i always thought i would work hard and get my degree but i had too many obligations and my grades were slipping. i promised the women's dean i would return but i never did. i took classes pertaining to my bank positions, but that was all.
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