1.0Newsroomhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroomUNMC Todayhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/author/d1fe173d08e959397adf34b1d77e88d7/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cZLHEeMnwQ"><a href="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2004/11/15/from-cultural-adversity-to-international-acclaim/">From cultural adversity to international acclaim</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2004/11/15/from-cultural-adversity-to-international-acclaim/embed/#?secret=cZLHEeMnwQ" width="600" height="338" title="“From cultural adversity to international acclaim” — Newsroom" data-secret="cZLHEeMnwQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Guadalupe Quintanilla, Ed.D., immigrated to Brownsville, Texas, from Mexico at age 13, with no formal education and no ability to speak or read the English language. Incredibly, she was still given an English I.Q. test, scored 62 points, was officially designated as "mentally retarded" by the Brownsville School Board administration and placed in a classroom of first-graders. Dr. Quintanilla's poignant rise from cultural adversity to three educational degrees and international acclaim recently enthralled a UNMC audience.https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/quintanilla4796.jpg