CSUF alum Raul R. Tapia mentors others to pay it forward

For many years, Cal State Fullerton alum Raúl R. Tapia has had a significant hand in creating success stories. That makes sense, given his altruistic nature and the fact that, having made his way from laboring in the Southern California lemon fields to advising a U.S. president in the White House, he himself is an extraordinary success story.
Despite his achievements, Tapia, who earned a bachelor’s in political science in 1972, considers the help he’s given others to be among