Posts about my daily ongoings.
Hi everyone, I have the wonderful pleasure to introduce a wonderful new contributor to My Undocu Life! Please, make her feel welcomed, Milly Aquije. I had the great privilege to meet Milly a few months ago but I already feel like I’ve known her for much longer. Milly will go above and beyond to make […]
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Butterflies are known as a symbol of transformation because of the process of metamorphosis. Before sharing my story, I felt as if I was in a cocoon. I have long awaited my liberation. Now that I’ve shared my story, I finally feel free. I usually tend to stay away from oversharing my personal life on
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Hello everyone, I hope you are staying safe and healthy during these times. Today, I have the wonderful pleasure of introducing My Undocu Life’s newest contributors, Francesca Milagros Donayre. I recently met Francesca and we connected on many subjects. I am super excited about her sharing her narrative and other topics that she believes are
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I’ve learned a lot in the past months. One of them is the value of Juneteenth. I had heard it mentioned in the past but I never looked into its meaning. I now celebrate this day with my black brothers and sisters. It is a day to remember the pure joy of liberation from slavery.
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Earlier this year I found the Latinx in Tech organization Techqueria. I was lucky to meet Carlos Salgado, a young DACAmented individual in tech. He is a successful software engineer working for Team Treehouse, an e-learning platform. Immediately I wanted to learn as much as I could about his story and knew that our readers
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Have you ever asked yourself this? I have. Sometimes every day. If you have ever seen the movie Selena you have definitely heard the phrase “we gotta be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans both at the same time.” Yes, I know I am not Mexican, but I think it
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Hello fellow readers! Today I have the great honor and pleasure to welcome My Undocu Life’s newest contributor, Barbara Contreras. I’ve recently connected with Barbara and was blown away by her story and her accomplishments. She has expressed interest on writing a couple of articles about herself, and her aspirations. She is also excited to share
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First, kudos to my great friend Eriana Gonzalez for this post’s featured image. I’ve dreamt that my blog could become more than just mine and host stories from around the US and maybe in the future around the globe. If you’re interested in being featured, please read on! Ways to contribute include writing a short blurb
Intro Green Card Eligibility My Pathways to Citizenship Citizenship through Marriage to a US Citizen Citizenship through Military Service Thank You Intro UPDATE: Thanks to so many that have connected with me after sharing my Facebook post: My Harsh Reality and +700,000 Others. I want to give a shout out to Juan Zapata for sharing his
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I shared this first on Facebook and then Instagram. I wanted to put it on my blog site as well. Original Facebook Post tldr; A vote for Donald Trump is a vote against my future. Think of those in less fortunate circumstances and vote in their best interest, please. The attached image is my reality.
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