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Jazmin Frias, a student at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, is the April winner of USHLI's tablet raffle; a campaign to promote reading and to make books more affordable to young students. After learning of her selection Jazmin said "USHLI has been a life-changing experience that opened my eyes and helped me realize that there is no limit to what I can achieve. I can go as far as I want and I can also help and inspire other young students like myself. Winning this tablet has been a blessing. This tablet will help me with my research for classes and different assignments. It will help me be more organized and efficient, and also it will allow me to communicate with my professors through email."
 Jazmin's name was drawn from the list of individuals who  USHLI. A winner will be drawn every month. With this tablet, a student can access millions of books, magazines, songs, movies, TV shows, popular apps and games.
In announcing the campaign, USHLI President Dr. Juan Andrade said, "It is common knowledge that students who read more do better in school, transition easier from one grade level to the next, have a better vocabulary and better language skills, are better writers and spellers, are more self-confident, do better on ACT and SAT scores, and are more likely to graduate and pursue post-secondary education or grad school." Established in 1982, USHLI is an award-winning Chicago-based national non-profit organization that promotes education, leadership development, civic engagement, and research, and advocates on behalf of the Latino community on major issues of social policy.
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