Uriel Rivera is a student at UC Berkley, originally from Acapulco Guerrero, Mexico. He's a student activist with Dream Team LA, The CA Dream Network and Dream Summer intern at the National Day Labor Organization Network. This is his arrival story.
My arrival story is a little different from many of the immigrant youth involved in the Dream Act movement. I arrived in this country in the summer of 2006, from Acapulco, Guerrero in Mexico. I left Mexico to reunite with my family here in the...
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Arrival Stories: Will Prada
Will Prada is a member of Dream Team LA, a UCLA graduate and loving brother and son. He is originally from the district of Chorrillos in the city of Lima in Peru. This is his arrival story.
Era el año 1994, mi madre estaba desesperada que pasara otro año mas sin que pudíeramos reunirnos con mi padre. Aunque yo era un niño inquieto, jugueton y con buenas notas, a ella le preocupaba el que yo creciera sin padre. El había emigrado a los Estados Unidos cuatro años antes. Hizo lo imposible pa...
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Arrival Stories: Javiera Infante
Javiera at 3 years old
Javiera Infante is a member of the San Fernando Valley Dream Team and originally from Santiago Chile. This is her arrival story.
When I landed in Los Angeles the weather was gloomy -- a drastic change from the summery day I left Chile in March of 2000. I got off the plane with my mom and younger sister, passed through customs with no trouble, and met my aunt and her husband as we made our way out of the Los Angeles International Airport. We got in the car and I quietly ...
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