Hi my name is Su Li Chun, and I came to the U.S. about 12 years ago when I was 8 years old. I came here from Ecuador for a vacation with my father and brother to Disneyland. However, that became a longer stay and one which I had no idea about. I currently live in Boston, MA and am attending Wheelock College. After all the hard work and effort I put in throughout my years in school and the good grades I earned, I was rewarded with a scholarship to Wheelock College, a college that has been the…

Jonal D.

Jonal arrived in the United States in 1995. He overstayed his permitted time to stay in the US after his family decided to attempt to give him a better opportunity at life than he could ever find himself to have back in his birthplace, Mexico.

Living today in the city of Lynn, MA, he has been attending school ever since arriving in the US. Today a stellar high school student with great aspirations, Jonathan is currently taking several…

Rodrigo.

• When did you come to the United States?

I came to the US February 10^th 2001, I was 12 years old. I pretty much came to New York and went straight to Boston after arriving in the United States.

• Where did you come from?

I came from Brazil, from Minas Gerais

• Where do you live?

Now I live in Lynn with some roommates, and my family lives in Peabody. Since im 22 I decided it was…

Emiliana is a senior in Lynn. She is originally from Guatemala. But that’s not really her “homeland”. She has been in the U.S. for 10 years and all her most fond memories are of times spent here. She has always wanted to be someone who helps others and tries to do so anytime she has the ability to.

Emiliana, like many other girls, is a very physically active young lady and loves to play soccer. She is also quite cultured when she is on her own time at home or even in school…