Personal Narrative: Creating The Latinos United Club

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Being the co-founder of a club is a challenge that can be overcomed with strong resilience skills and the desire to pursue a clear goal. When my partner and I were thinking about starting something new, we focused on things that we either cared about or enjoyed doing. Since we were both undocumented, I brought up the idea of creating a club that would unite students together regardless of their citizenship status. As a result, we created the Latinos United Club. In my mind I pictured a club that will balance educational and cultural support. I mainly took charge of the educational part by informing the members of possible scholarships or internship opportunities.The reason for this action is because I’ve seen that throughout the years many

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