My mother was already in the States and I missed her, but I had started my DJ career in Guatemala. Mom had made her move when I was only seven, leaving me in the care of my older sister. She kept asking me to join he ...
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Hereth A.
Hereth A, 21, Washington D.C., Born in Bolivia I came to the nation’s capitol in 2001 with my grandparents and my little sister just before the attacks on the Pentagon and the Twin Towers on 9/11. We had left the cultur ...
Sagar P.
Sagar P, 23, Louisville, Kentucky, Born in India I watched my father get rejected three times in his effort to continue his U.S. residency through a work permit. His 10-year multiple visa was revoked and he was sent b ...
Gina M.
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 ...
Jose Luis Z.
Jose Luis Z, 28, Collage Station, Texas, Born in Honduras My mom, who was already living in the U.S., felt she had no choice but to get me out of Honduras because I had been shot at twice while playing soccer -- being ...
Ximena S.
Ximena S, 18, Houston,Texas, Born in Mexico My mom left Mexico first, traveling to Texas, before returning for my brother and me. Together we crossed the border a decade ago. I was only eight so I don’t remember much. ...
Yovany D.
For much of my childhood, I yo-yoed between Mexico and the States, coming for the first time when I was two, back at five and returning to stay in 2000 when I was eight. This harrowing journey involved crossing the R ...
Laura L.
Laura L, 27, Provo, Utah, Born in Mexico City I have lived with so much fear and anxiety since arriving in the States 15 years ago that my condition has now been diagnosed as PTSD. To enter the country, my mother, my tw ...
DD.
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.
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 ...
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