Angelica Bustos
ASIVC President, Irvine Valley College
Angelica Bustos is a first-generation Chicana graduating with an associate degree in political science. In her three years at IVC, she overcame strenuous circumstances, challenged herself to take on leadership roles, and enhanced her academics.
During her time at IVC, Angelica joined the Associated Students of Irvine Valley College (ASIVC) as a senator and was later elected to be ASIVC President. ASIVC has allowed her to be a strong advocate for first-generation students, speak on basic needs issues, and help rebuild the campus community virtually and in person. She also founded the Latinx Club and continued to serve on the board of the Latinx Student Association.
Angelica desires to transfer to a four-year university as a political science major and minor in ethnic studies. She plans on dedicating her summer in her hometown, the Coachella Valley, to work with a non-profit dedicated to community building in low-income areas or interning in a congressional representative office. She aspires to one day develop her own non-profit with a mission to bring services to under-represented communities and hopes to one day become a congresswoman.
Angelica would like to give a special thanks to her ASIVC family, EOPS family, and the Latinx community, who made her experience at IVC memorable and supported her. She would also like to thank her family, her two bunnies, and Laurangel and Joseph who were the ones who told her about IVC and made all of this possible.