<p>Greetings! </p>
<p>I happened to be filling out my UC application when I ran across the scholarship opportunities. I was hoping you could help me out. For starters, I am an American citizen. My mother was born here in America (from Mexican parents), but my father is an immigrant from Mexico. In the application, there are scholarships for the following: First Generation American, and Student who is a U.S. citizen of Mexican decent, bears a Spanish surname, and has an average ability to speak and understand the Spanish language. I do have an average ability to speak and understand the Spanish language (I earned a 4 on the AP Spanish Language exam, though I am not sure how much that really matters), and my last name is Hernandez. Do those both apply to me? Am I still considered "First Generation American" if one parent is American? Thanks for the help. </p>
<p>Best wishes to all.</p>