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SisterMentors  women  and  girls  are  African Americans,  Latinas,  Asian  Americans  and immigrants. SisterMentors’ goals are mentoring, promoting education and transforming communities.  SisterMentors mentors girls of color from low income families, inspiring girls to go to college and it promotes personal development.  The program is unique: the girls are mentored by  women  of  color doctoral  students  who SisterMentors helps  to complete  their  dissertations  and earn their doctorates.  The  girls  are  in  elementary,  middle and  high  school  in  the  Washington,  D.C. metropolitan area.   The  women  serve  as  role models ‐‐‐ women  of  color  who  have  achieved academic  success  despite  the  odds.