I'm originally from Venezuela. Moved to this country in 1984 to go to college and decided to stay after graduating. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000 but still have my Venezuelan roots well engrained in my everyday life. To me, it's very important to pass on my traditions to my daughter. I like the f...

I have lived in the USA for quite some time. and I have done many things to survive even if they were not my line of work. but now that the soccer world cup is coming I've tried to depict my country's (Honduras) participation in a way tha it can be celebrated now and remembered for time to come, I h...

Aurelio Castano, was born in the Andes mountains of Colombia, his parents Alfredo and Lucrecia were farmers. As parents they always taught Aurelio an appreciation and love of nature and that hard work was the only way to succeed in life. Aurelio’s childhood was a very happy one; even though his pare...

I was born in the city of Tijuana to a very humble family. No one in my family had ever gone to school, most of them did not even started high school. Although my maternal grandfather did not go to school as a result of the poverty he lived in, he knew an education was the key to success. He always ...

A story of determination . . . Victims of the hyper inflation, terrorism and high unemployment in Latin America, my family and I came to the United States in the early90s from Peru, and soon called this country"home" and virtually made it "the land of opportunity" for ech of us. My parents (reti...

Llegué en el 2002 a Dallas directo desde Buenos Aires, Argentina y pusimos y junto a mi familia un Deli de comida argentina. Sin conocer la cultura tejana, sin saber mucho el idioma y en estas tierras desconocidas en pocos meses nuestro pequeño local se transformó en el refugio no solo de argentinos...

My story in this country is not only my story, it’s my family’s, and it starts with my grandfather. His Name was Edmundo Waldegg Palavicini. Now I tell you both his last names because that helped me understand some of the situations he was in. My grandfather came to Mexico as a baby, escaping the ...

To put it mildly I want to do it all. I want to be of service to this country, but also a citizen of the world. I want to know as many people, cultures, communities, and families as possible. I want to help every person who is ailing to have a place to turn. I want to be a writer. I want to be an ar...

I was born in Ecuador, I came here when I was 12 with my three sisters and my parents. My dream is to become an actress and represent all the latinos in hollywood and that many people including my family be proud of me and my accomplishments. But also I want to show the world that my country, Ecuado...