This photo is of my father during a typical day at work. I took this picture because I wanted to showcase how during COVID-19 times he is still working hard to provide an income to my family. This work ethic is something I admire and I work towards implementing in my own life because I wholeheartedly believed that if you work hard and continue to improve myself and my skills, I will achieve greatness. By greatness, I mean being able to honor the hard work that my father continues to do to even
I took this photo of my dog, Hercules, and myself in our backyard to our home. The reason I took this picture is that Hercules is a symbol of the progress and strength, yet like the story, he was limited or tied down by his obstacles. My mother said, “once we get a house we can get a dog”, this comment has made it more obvious that my dog Hercules, does not just a symbol of strength but he is a metaphor for my life as an undocumented immigrant.
This photo was taken by me while I sat playing in front of the creek of my house, this photo was only made possible with a little help of nature by providing me with the stick to hold up my camera. The picture is of my doing an activity that I enjoy, which is making music. This love and passion for music have been a catalyst to me learning various musical instruments, for example, I am able to sing, play guitar, piano, drums, clarinet, trumpet, and electric guitar.
This photo is of my father during a typical day at work. I took this picture because I wanted to showcase how during COVID-19 times he is still working hard to provide an income to my family. This work ethic is something I admire and I work towards implementing in my own life because I wholeheartedly believed that if you work hard and continue to improve myself and my skills, I will achieve greatness. By greatness, I mean being able to honor the hard work that my father continues to do to even
Diego
My name is Diego Arreola Contreras, I am 18 years old Redlands HS graduate undocumented student that wants to bring
hope to peers like myself. When I was born, I was diagnosed with a heart condition. This health condition & my status ultimately has affected my life decisions and have limited the scope of choices that my family had available. I came to America labeled as an
undocumented immigrant in which life for me has resulted in an inescapable roller coaster with high deep falls. Recently, I’ve been in search of hope and looking at various resources in finding new avenues to adjust my status. I understand now that I am connected with the Inland Empire Immigrant Youth Collective that there is hope, that I am very lucky to live in CA where I might have the possibility of going to college, this hope of obtaining a higher education will aid me in becoming the therapist I aspire
to be. Most importantly, I want to give back to my undocumented
peers and community.