Name/Title
Paulina Larson (Mexico)Entry/Object ID
TNA.21Description
I came to the U.S. 20 years ago for a better life. My family left Mexico because of the economic circumstances. I was eight years old then, and I felt like I became an American on the first day. America has always felt like home for me. But my siblings were teenagers when they came here. They had a culture shock. They didn't identify with the culture here.
Eventually, they went back, but they didn't identify with the culture in Mexico either. Now, they live here, but I think it's been harder for them because they were sort of caught between the two.
This day is very surreal. My American dream is just starting, even though it started 20 years ago. My American dream, when I was undocumented, was just to make sure my family and I were safe and that we could live comfortably. Now, my American dream is to pay it forward to other people who were like me.Collection
Sam Comen