As a brown woman who has been undocumented from the ages of 6 to 16. The thought of never pursuing higher education never crossed my mind. I was aware of my legal status at a young age, and that has motivated me to try harder. Before I went to high school I had always been in classrooms filled with people of color, but that changed when I got to Dowling Catholic High School. There was white people everywhere I looked, I was challenged to either fall on my face and give in to the stereotypes or be the best I could be. As a freshman I made a goal for myself to get all my assignments done and try to study as hard as I could for my test because I knew I had to try hard to get where I needed to be.
Later in my high school career I realized I loved
Later in my high school career I realized I loved