“I don’t like to say this because a lot of people who are undocumented are so talented and hard working. But I was pretty ready to just leave the country after graduating college. The climate of immigration was so tense. I...
“I play a lot of video games. Since I already had that passion, I thought it might be pretty cool to make them. So I decided to study video game design. “But now I’m thinking about changing. The market is kind...
“I’m a pretty positive person. My parents have always encouraged me to think positively and not negatively. They say that’s the way to achieve success. Keep moving forward, never stop, be someone. I have the best family. They love me. They...
“I always wanted the latest Barbie dresses when I was a kid. But we didn’t have a lot of money growing up, so we couldn’t afford them. Luckily, my mom was a very crafty person. She would buy patterns and fabric,...
Cameo Brown spent her high school years at home. Although her mother was trying to protect her, Cameo feels that being home-schooled kept her from fully experiencing life. Related: ‘I guess I got my name kind of out of hate’...
“My mom was getting married in the ’70s. She wanted to wear a keyhole dress that would have exposed her a little. So she asked her mother if she could wear the cameo that’s been in the family to help cover...
“When I was little, all the other kids would run around at recess like kids do. But I couldn’t keep up with them. That’s when I remember feeling different. “I was born with an enlarged heart and a heart murmur. I’ve...
“I became pregnant and had my baby when I was a freshman in high school. She was born in January. In February, I turned 15. “It was pretty tough on me. I was trying to go to school, work and take...
“I’m originally from Querétaro, Mexico. When my family moved out here in 1989, I was around 4 years old. At the time, I was speaking just Spanish at home. But I was trying to learn the English language. “I remember attending...
“Working as a millwright in the chemical plant all those years, and being on my feet for 10, 12, sometimes 16 hours a day, I couldn’t hardly do it anymore. Once you lose your cartilage, it ends up being bone on...
