Growing Up As A Hispanic Immigrants In The US

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Growing up as a hispanic immigrant I was mostly told “finish high school here and learn how to speak English well and when you go back to your country you could get a decent job.” But throughout my whole school “career” I wanted to show those people that I could do even more than just learn English and graduate from High School. I want to Continue my education and get a job here in the U.S and contribute to the community. I want to go above and beyond what people expect from me and prove to others you can exceed expectation and only you know what are your limits. People always tend to think just because you're a certain race, gender, religion, and ect… you have a certain limit to your capabilities. I want to set an example to others that

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