Socioeconomically disadvantaged is a term that applies to many people that come from the country/island I come from. Born in Puerto Rico, with immigrant family originally from the Dominican Republic was not easy for me, and as of today, it is not easy for any Dominican. The same way there is racism in the United States against minorities, Dominicans are considered a minority between Puerto Ricans. Notwithstanding, I also had to deal with numerous financial issues. I attended public schools all my life because my parents were not able to pay for my education. However, not paying for my education did not assure that they would have the money to pay the bank for the house we lived in, either. Many times we received a notice from the bank telling
