Category: Lack of Trust

Gina M, (Raw-G artistic name), 32, Oakland, CA, Born Guadalajara, Mexico I learned English from listening to hip-hop when I first came to live with my sister in California in 1999. I’d always been passionate about this k ...

DD, 28, New York City, Born in Belize With the help of my aunt who is my adopted mom, I have made a life for myself and my two-year-old daughter in Manhattan. Arriving in the States in 2003 on a tourist visa, I never ...

Anthony N, 26, Los Angeles, CA, Born in Philippines Brought to the states when I was 11, I never asked about my immigration status. My family didn’t discuss it. In fact, this topic is rarely discussed in the Filipino ...

Edilsa L, 23, Austin, Texas, Born in Guatemala It’s a very hard story to tell, even now after 10 years. I was 13, caring for my siblings in Guatemala, when I was kidnapped and separated from them. I was supposed to be ...