Being Hispanic in the United States, to me, represents forming part of a new generation. A new generation that wants to make a change and leave behind the corruption, the ignorance and the fights found in my own country. Personally, based on my experiences, it's hard being Hispanic. Prejudice and assumptions have become part of me because society impulsed an image that is not necessarily who I am. I am Hispanic, more specifically Mexican. Nonetheless, I don't belong to a cartel. On the contrary, I am part of the University of Davis. Other times the discrimination is based on the fact that I am a female Hispanic in a science field. Some people may think that I am about to become a statistical number: another dropout from a university. No, moreover,
