I am a Mexican-American scholar who has overcome many obstacles in life to become the driven and ambitious person that I am today. My parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico so future generations of the family could have a better life. Because of my parent’s actions, my brothers and I have had everything we needed and more. However, this does not mean an easy life. I had to face many challenges and barriers in life. I grew up learning two languages and somehow this did not go well. I was required to take special education classes until the second-grade due to speech difficulties. My speech difficulty and special education allowed my parents to receive their citizenship; for the reason that I would not receive this type of attention …show more content…
However, I believe my community, Montbello, Colorado, has been cheated in many ways. I believe my community has been cheated because I have seen the education system fail when students reach the high school level. There is an enormous lack of resources and support given to the students of my high school compared to other high schools across the city. Three main examples that I have seen first-hand in comparison to my college colleagues are advance placement classes, extracurricular activities like DECA, and mentorship opportunities. Before coming to college, I had never heard of these kinds of first-steps. Nevertheless, I would never change my community, the place where I grew up, for the world. I developed close friendships, learned the struggles of life, and learned who I am as …show more content…
I want to major in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance, and certificates in Business of Sports, TAM (Technology, Arts, and Media), and Entrepreneurship. I am currently in the Multicultural Business Student Association (MBSA), but I hope to become an officer of the organization by the end of my sophomore year. I also hope to become a brother of the Sigma Lambda Beta (SLB) multicultural incorporated fraternity that will teach me leadership skills. Furthermore, I am dedicated to being a Leeds Ambassador for the Leeds School of Business in which will allow me to be a public figure for the college. In addition, I aspire to be a tutor for the Diverse Scholars Program, that I am a part of. Study Abroad in South America is also one of my ambitions, and all of these goals have some kind of tie to my background that I am so passionate about. My career goals are to receive industry experience as a financial analyst for a year in each of my interests which includes sports, the performing arts, and technology. After, receiving experience in each of these industries, I want to become an entrepreneur and expand from there if I am successful. If entrepreneurship is successful, I hope to create a foundation-program to supply scholarships, opportunities, and mentorships to underrepresented students. My plan to achieve all of these goals are from hard work and dedication. I know hard work and dedication will help me
Being a Hispanic have impacted all my entire life; I lived 15 years of my life in Mexico I love being there because most part of my family live in Nuevo Laredo, I was cursing my last months of 8th grade and one day my mom told me that she was thinking about send me here to the U.S to start learn English; since I’m a U.S citizen and I didn't know the language of my country, I accepted. The most hard prove was live without having my mom at my side, since I live with my aunt now; when the days passed here in the U.S I started to depressed myself because I missed so much my house and all my family, one day in the middle of the night I call my mom crying and I told her that I really want go back to Mexico, but she didn’t take into account my desire my mom just explained me that it will be the best for my future and with the time I will be thankful with her for don’t let me go back. My mom, and my grandmother are the ones who motivates me to be a better student. Actually I’m in dual enrollment and I have taken AP classes; sometimes is hard for me talk, read or write in another language that the one I was accustomed but, every time I fail I get up and persist until I’m able to do what I want.
Growing up as a Latina in a small conservative town was not always an easy thing. I often faced presumptions that I would not graduate high school or amount to much in life because of my background. I knew that I would have to work twice as hard to accomplish my goals and prove to myself and my peers that the stereotypes made of Latinos and our success were nothing more than thoughts by people ignorant to our abilities and strengths. I was always determined to achieve my goals, even when others doubted or implied that I couldn’t.
At the age of two my parents made the long and devastating journey to bring me and my siblings to the United States from Mexico. Wanting a brighter future for us, my parents fought tooth and nail to give us the world they didn’t grow up having. Ever since stepping foot on the U.S soil, going back seemed impossible. The effects of this life-changing move, couldn’t mask the unforeseen disadvantages. Lacking exposure to Mexico’s colorful culture, little to no bonding time with my family from abroad, and the struggle of trying to blend into an environment that was so different, soon began to interfere with my overall identity. Realizing this, my wonderful parents prepared a transformative trip back to my homeland, and back to the past, facing
Growing up as a first generation Eritrean-American, I did not have anyone to lead the way for me. I am breaking barriers for the Eritrean community. Most Eritreans, like my parents, left their country, family, and belongings during the war to come to America as refugees. My parents had to start over and because of that, I was able to understand their struggle and sacrifices. It was hard for me to assimilate to American culture while living at home with a culture very different while I was young. As the years went by, I learned balance and found a culture of my own between the two cultures. I was disparate from many of the children at school because my parents were not born here. People assumed I was an immigrant and did not speak English because
One day, my parents talked to my brothers and me about moving to United States. The idea upset me, and I started to think about my life in Mexico. Everything I knew—my friends, family, and school for the past twenty years—was going to change. My father left first to find a decent job, an apartment. It was a great idea because when we arrived to the United States, we didn’t have problems.
In the primary years, I frustratingly assimilated and forced myself to learn English and American culture like many other immigrant children. I missed my home in Mexico; but, unfortunately, returning voluntarily was not an option, because it is this country that gave mami the medical care she needed. The toughest years in my academic journey were in high school when I began to comprehend the significance of being an illegal immigrant. First, there was the stress caused by high expectations and the difficulty of earning outstanding grades 100% of the time. Secondly, there was the complication of not having a social security number and the barriers this posed when pursuing a higher education. Lastly, there were insensitive and threatening comments from educators who, instead of inspiring me to go against the odds, imposed fear and anxiety after confiding in them my immigration status. High school is where I learned to hate myself for being an
Growing up, the biggest challenge I faced was being a first generation Latina student. My family came from an extremely rural neighborhood in Guanajuato, Mexico called La Sandia. Both my parents achieved up to 5th-grade education in their hometowns. They decided to sacrifice their lives in Mexico to provide a better life for their family and then decided to migrate to the U.S to achieve what many people consider the American dream.
I was raised in an encouraging household where both of my parents greatly valued education. Although they were high school graduates, neither could afford to attend college; a combination of family and financial woes ultimately halted their path. As a result, my parents frequently reminded me that getting a good education meant better opportunities for my future. To my parents, that seemed to be the overarching goal: a better life for me than the one they had. My parents wanted me to excel and supported me financially and emotionally of which the former was something their parents were not able to provide. Their desire to facilitate a change in my destiny is one of many essential events that contributed to my world view.
When my mother arrived in Paterson, she hated it and thought it was so ugly and even cried to go back to Mexico. After six months my mother was able to go back to Mexico to get her green card, which showed that she was a legal citizen of America. My mother’s main priority was about making sure to go to school and get an education. She was able to go to Kennedy High School but hated it since she only spoke Spanish and couldn’t understand anything. The only thing she was able to truly excel in was in Mathematics which she really loved. She was able to have classes taught to her in Spanish as she got accustomed to English. For my mother, learning English was the hardest thing she ever had to and it was very stressful for her learning English in high school. When my mother came to America she had dreamed of having a better life, becoming a teacher, being able to study, be reunited with her parents but she realized she wouldn’t be able to have that dream
Pierre Allen Jr. Mrs. Hilbert Advanced Composition Pd. 8 5 March 2024 The American Dream A life with a wife, two kids, nice house, and a golden retriever is probably what you would think of as the pure American dream. When it comes to the American Dream, it's all about a vision that with determination and hard work, any US citizen will achieve success by making their dreams a reality. So should we believe in the American Dream? Yes, we should believe in the American Dream.
Discounted Dreams: High Hopes and Harsh Realities at America’s Community College. Prod. John Merrow. PBS Home Video 2007. DVD.
I am a 16 year old girl and I am currently a sophomore at Lipscomb Academy High School. Recently, as a service learning opportunity, my classmates and I had the privilege to hear from several speakers from minority groups. These speakers gave insight into how their life has been growing up and some of the hardships and obstacles they have faced over time. One of the speakers talked about her experiences growing up with immigrant parents and her time living in Guatemala. After hearing how difficult it was for her parents to gain citizenship, I felt the need to address the issue.
Educational Goals: Education is extremely important part of my past, present, and future goals. I currently hold an Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design Media. I have found that an A.A.S Degree does not go as far al I originally intended in the Rochester, MN area and furthering my education will be a necessity for my future career goals. Over the past 2 years I have been working on my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the Minnesota School of Business Rochester campus. I am currently a senior with 3 quarters left before a spring graduation. After a June graduation, I plan on taking a summer quarter break. After summer break I will either continue on at MSB for my Masters in Business Administration with a Minor in Marketing or transferring the University of Minnesota for my Masters in Adult Education. After my Masters Degree is complete I will decide at that time if I wish to continue on and achieve my Ph.D.
As I am preparing for a new chapter in my life, I have put a lot thought in about what I want out of life and what to look forward to as I get older. In order for one to achieve anything, they need to set goals to reach for. I have a handful of goals for my future, short term and long term, that I will actively work towards in my college years and beyond. In my time at UW Eau Claire, I plan to be involved and engaged in student activities on campus. Being active will help me meet new people, build a better resume, and have fun at college. At UWEC, I would like to get involved in anything musical, along with various clubs and Greek life. Similarly, another goal of mine is to have a job on campus. Having a job will not only help me make some
My parents arrived in the United States hoping for a better future not for themselves, but for the baby they carried in their arms. We would often move from relatives ' houses since my parents couldn’t afford renting an apartment themselves. We were fortunate enough to have caring relatives who didn 't mind us living with them since they knew the hardships we were going through. I grew up in a household where only Spanish was spoken given that both my parents didn’t speak any English at all. When I was in kindergarten, my teacher was afraid that I would be behind the rest of my classmates, given that I only spoke Spanish fluently. I was fortunate to receive free tutoring from my kindergarten teacher. We would often read books together until