I went from a young boy out of Doula, Cameroun, who did not know a word of English, to a young adult who was a finalist at Roberto Clemente Middle school national geography bee, to an adult who earned straight A’s, honor roll, scholar athlete of the month and took IB classes from my community college while still in high school.
Coming from a low income family, my mom struggled a lot with the bills, and our house was unfortunately taken by the government because we were no longer able to afford the mortgage. For most of my life I have watched my mom, a single mom, going back to school, working double shifts, sleepless nights studying, and borrowing money to pay our rent just to make sure my brothers and I were comfortable enough. She hated the idea of consenting us to work during the school year because she wanted my siblings and me to focus in school and bring home good…