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ASPIRA
The ASPIRA Association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is "To empower the Puerto Rican and Latino community through advocacy and the education and leadership development of its youth".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://aspira.org/book/what-aspiras-mission )〕 ASPIRA's national office is in Washington, D.C. and it has affiliates in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://aspira.org/book/who-do-we-serve-where-and-how )〕 Former ASPIRA club members, or ASPIRANTES, as they are known, include ACLU's Anthony Romero, former Bronx Borough President and New York City democratic mayoral nominee Fernando Ferrer, Illinois politician Billy Ocasio and actor Jimmy Smits.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2011-03-10/html/CREC-2011-03-10-pt1-PgE449-3.htm )〕 == History == ASPIRA was founded in New York City in 1961 by Dr. Antonia Pantoja to combat the exorbitant dropout rate among Puerto Rican high school youth. It expanded nationally in 1968 as ASPIRA of America—today known as The ASPIRA Association.
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