I am…

I am a sister. I am a Tia. I am a Prima. I am the eldest daughter. I am a proud first-generation daughter of immigrants!

Para Mis Padres: In July of 1990, both my parents bravely crossed the U.S. and Mexico border in pursuit of both a better life and opportunity. Their journey to get here was not easy, and not a journey I wish upon anyone. A journey that they had to embark on not once, not twice, but three times. My parents taught me that the immigration story is a love story. They loved their families. They loved themselves. They loved my siblings and I with all their corazón before we were born. They loved a future that could only be imagined but worth the journey. My parents taught me that where there is sacrifice and courage you will also find love. I am the product of one of the largest sacrifices any human being can make. I am the daughter of immigrants! What you have to understand about me is that I just don’t do it for me. I do it for the ones that came before me. I do it for the ones I never got to meet. I do it for the ones that come after me. My purpose is so much bigger than me. It isn’t just my dream, it isn’t just the dream of my family, but it’s a dream and a symbol of hope to an entire culture. To the ones that come after me, keep dreaming with ambition and grace. There is nothing you cannot achieve! Para mis padres que cruzaron fronteras para que yo este Aqui!