eva blanco masias: thank you, damian. it's great to be here. damian: thank you, well, how does someone go from being a first-generation college student to becoming the dean of admissions at a major college in this country? eva: big dreams. big dreams. it certainly starts in the beginning where my parents, you know, really worked hard. i think that that's a common story of a lot of our youth. you see our parents work hard and you really just wanna do something great that helps other people. and so, that's been my life goal is realizing that i can't do it alone, and i didn't do it alone, and so bringing that forth to others. damian: i'll tell you what, the fields--farm work chased me out of the field. it chased me into college, and i think that's one of the main reasons why i went to college. what was it for you? what was the impetus? i mean, i'm sure it started as a chavalita, that made you or your parents say, "this is your track here." eva: yeah, sure. well, it's a lot of growing up and seeing things that surround you that you're not necessari

i'm damian trujillo, and today, the dean of admissions at santa clara university, eva blanco, is on our show. how to get your kids prepared for college, on your "comunidad del valle." male announcer: nbc bay area presents "comunidad del valle" with damian trujillo. damian: well, we begin today with what's happened during the summer and how we've been able to keep, kind of, our kids out of danger and out of trouble, especially down in the south bay. my guest here on comunidad del valle is israel cangura who is with the mayor's gang prevention task force, also called san jose best, o como se llama ahora? israel cangura: the mayor's gang prevention task force, city of san jose. damian: well, you and i were talking off camera about how we haven't seen as much violence this year, compared to maybe last year, years before, out in the streets of san jose. israel: well, i think that in terms of, like, violence,