What does Richard Rodriguez mean by the term "scholarship boy" in The Hunger of Memory?

The term that Rodriguez uses in his narrative helps to
bring out several elements in both his character and the world he inhabits.  The idea of
a "scholarship boy" can be seen as economic.  Simply put, Rodriguez is "not meant" to be
in the world where economic prowess defines entry.  The "scholarship" is seen as a tool
that brings others who would not or could not possess the means to into a world
different from theirs.  The idea of a "scholarship boy" also brings to light a cultural
sensation of how individuals perceive one another.  The label also refers to how others
viewed Rodriguez as a member of this setting.  It demarcates the line between insider
and outside, between those in center and on the periphery.  For Rodriguez, he ends up
seeing the label as a source of empowerment.  In the idea of appropriating the term to
describe himself, he asserts the notion that individuals can take terms that others
place on individuals and use it as a source of power, taking ownership of said term and
forcing change to become evident.  Rodriguez's narrative is an example of this.  In
taking the label of "scholarship boy" and the education that went along with it,
Rodriguez is able to write (literally and symbolically) his own narrative where labels
that were meant to keep him outside of power are transformed into elements that help
derive and achieve it.