Immigrant Stories: Blog Posts
Immigrant Stories: Blog Posts
Immigrant Stories: Zaily Mesa
Program Manager
February 1, 2023
Immigrant Stories: Zaily Mesa Zaily likes to spend time with her two children Meet Zaily Meza, known as “Zaelita” by friends and loved ones. Zaily and her family are from…
Immigrant Stories: Yesdel Benitez
Program Manager
January 30, 2023
Immigrant Stories: Yesdel Benitez Yesdel Benitez was born in a small town called San Nicolas in Cuba, where most of his family resides today. Growing up, Yesdel had a normal…
Immigrant Stories: Sanjuana Rodriguez
Program Manager
December 27, 2022
Immigrant Stories: Sanjuana Rodriguez Meet Sanjuana Rodriguez, or “Jenny” as her friends and family call her. Sanjuana was born and raised in Juarez, Mexico. Despite being surrounded by her family,…
Immigrant Stories: Elizabeth Monarrez
Program Manager
November 27, 2022
Immigrant Stories: Elizabeth Monarrez Maria Elizabeth Monarrez was born in a little town in Durango, Mexico which is where most of her family still lives today. In Mexico, she had…
Immigrant Stories: Juanita Garza
Program Manager
October 30, 2022
Immigrant Stories: Juanita Garza Meet Juanita Garza. She is from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. After being raised in, getting married and starting a family in Nuevo Laredo, Juanita did not expect…
Immigrant Stories: Yazmín García
Program Manager
September 28, 2022
Immigrant Stories: Yazmín García Meet Yazmín García, known by friends and family as Yaz. She and her family are from Monterrey, Mexico, where she worked as a chemist in a…
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