Blog 3: Cultural Artifact
Throughout my young adulthood, something that has impacted my life would be the wall between Mexico and the United States. When I was younger I did not realize the importance of living in the United States, understanding my parents had to leave their country of nationality in order to give me a better future. My mother had the opportunity to become a US citizen when she was younger which she had the privilege to come to the United States without fear of getting deported back to Mexico. My father, on the other hand, had to cross the border as we say illegally walking through the mountains and trying to survive a long journey. Benefiting from my parent's decision of wanting to live in California in order to try and accomplish the American Dream, gave me the privilege of having better opportunities from living in California. One of the main reasons was for a better future as a family having our own home and allowing me to have an education without having to pay. My education is what ...
