Uh-Oh, First-Generation Graduates Are Making Me Cry Again ...Middle East

Every spring, when the graduation TikToks come for my tear ducts, I don't try to run. Through my every sniffle and gasp, I embrace the sheer, unadulterated pride parading across my phone screen. I could scroll past, and save myself the tissues, but instead I choose to languish in the raw emotion of these strangers on the internet, floored by the fortitude of the human spirit, thumb trained on the "like" button. Of course it's the same thing every year, and I always know it's coming. And yet . . . I just can't quit you, GradTok.

Somehow this year's crop of graduation content is even more touching than normal. Amid widespread suppression of graduate speech and a crackdown on immigration, TikTok trends that have been around during previous grad seasons have taken on new significance for the class of 2025. One in particular has even caught the eye of celebrities like Pedro Pascal, who recently re-shared a handful of reels from first-generation students honoring the sacrifices their parents made to support them through school.

In particular, videos tagged with #ParaMisPadres have been flooding the internet, depicting fresh high school and college graduates and their Latine families. The students participating in the trend remove their hats, robes, and cords, and drape them lovingly over their parents' shoulders as a gesture of gratitude for helping them get through school - even if many of the parents pictured were never able to attend or finish school themselves. One of the popular accompanying songs is "Para Ti Papá" by Ulices Chaidez, an anthem expressing love and admiration for father figures (and a guaranteed tear-jerker, even if you don't understand the Spanish lyrics).

The comments on Pascal's Instagram post, which features a carousel of several #ParaMisPadres videos from different graduates, underscore the sweetness and universality of the trend.

One commenter said, "I know there are so many people who do not understand the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication that our latino parents had to go through for us to become more successful than their dreams could have imagined. They don't have the empathy or heart and don't want to understand our family's sacrifices. But my heart soars for all of these families as they celebrate their kids hard work and the hard work tht got them here. Que orgullo."

Another wrote, "That's all it's ever been about. A huge ass sacrifice for the Hope of a better future. Come on now."

every step I take, I take them with me (ok no more crying) #firstgen #firstgeneration #immigrantparents #sisepudo #paramispadres #graduation2025 #latinagrad #latina

Family members in many of the videos are visibly choking back tears, while others are openly weeping with what can only be described as a proud parental glow. Part of what makes these scenes so special is the palpable emotion from parents who have had to keep it all together as they've tried to raise their children, and are processing what it feels like to stand there and see the fruits of their labor culminate in a diploma.

"These dads don't cry. EVER," another commenter wrote. "This is them realizing all their hard work & sacrifice is Paying off. They're here for their families & for a better life. That's it."

Lots of major stories have come out of this graduation season so far, some happier than others. There have been student speakers whose diplomas have been withheld because they advocated for Palestine in their speeches; an 18-year-old in Milford, MA, who was abducted by ICE just before he was slated to play drums at his high school's graduation; and a 90-year-old great-grandmother who finally graduated with a college degree, 73 years after she originally left school. Then of course there was Usher, who famously wrote (and rewrote, and rewrote again) a commencement speech for the graduates of Emory University.

And while every graduation has its highs and lows, the TikToks coming from the class of 2025 make it clear that despite the uncertainty about where they're going, they will always appreciate where they've come from.

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