[Music] when you see me what do you see a
Mexican occurred an American a Catholic
Mexican occurred an American a Catholic a Muslim a second generation immigrant a
a Muslim a second generation immigrant a
a Muslim a second generation immigrant a second generation refugee a tribe or do
second generation refugee a tribe or do
second generation refugee a tribe or do you see that I am an academic a
you see that I am an academic a
you see that I am an academic a humanitarian a peacekeeper many people
humanitarian a peacekeeper many people
humanitarian a peacekeeper many people will see me and judge me by my skin
will see me and judge me by my skin
will see me and judge me by my skin color by my faith by my tribe by my
color by my faith by my tribe by my
color by my faith by my tribe by my heritage education overcomes all
heritage education overcomes all
heritage education overcomes all judgment this is why I’m here higher
judgment this is why I’m here higher
judgment this is why I’m here higher education the benefits I was always
education the benefits I was always
education the benefits I was always judged I grew up in a home with two
judged I grew up in a home with two
judged I grew up in a home with two ethnicities two racists two languages my
ethnicities two racists two languages my
ethnicities two racists two languages my parents my mother Mexican my father
parents my mother Mexican my father
parents my mother Mexican my father Kurdish I was a child and I was very
Kurdish I was a child and I was very
Kurdish I was a child and I was very confused I didn’t know where I was
confused I didn’t know where I was
confused I didn’t know where I was really from what to say when people
really from what to say when people
really from what to say when people would ask me where is your homeland
would ask me where is your homeland
would ask me where is your homeland aside from that I was living in the
aside from that I was living in the
aside from that I was living in the United States I was bullied laughed at
United States I was bullied laughed at
United States I was bullied laughed at racism but it wasn’t until I read about
racism but it wasn’t until I read about
racism but it wasn’t until I read about my heritage educated myself improved
my heritage educated myself improved
my heritage educated myself improved myself read everyday about who I was
myself read everyday about who I was
myself read everyday about who I was every country’s history is rich every
every country’s history is rich every
every country’s history is rich every day I had obstacles and I realized I was
day I had obstacles and I realized I was
day I had obstacles and I realized I was reading in the news daily about
reading in the news daily about
reading in the news daily about genocides wars
genocides wars
genocides wars not beings constant negative news from
not beings constant negative news from
not beings constant negative news from my mom’s side my dad’s side and I would
my mom’s side my dad’s side and I would
my mom’s side my dad’s side and I would pray for world peace
pray for world peace
pray for world peace I was always wanted to do more for both
I was always wanted to do more for both
I was always wanted to do more for both my sides and that’s where my inspiration
my sides and that’s where my inspiration
my sides and that’s where my inspiration came I wanted to do more for each of my
came I wanted to do more for each of my
came I wanted to do more for each of my heritage for the four humans worldwide
heritage for the four humans worldwide
heritage for the four humans worldwide so four years ago I moved to Mexico City
so four years ago I moved to Mexico City
so four years ago I moved to Mexico City I went to school before I studied abroad
I went to school before I studied abroad
I went to school before I studied abroad and I went to school always with this
and I went to school always with this
and I went to school always with this goal to make a difference four years ago
goal to make a difference four years ago
goal to make a difference four years ago I went to Mexico City and I only had
I went to Mexico City and I only had
I went to Mexico City and I only had college friends I wanted to work in
college friends I wanted to work in
college friends I wanted to work in public service I didn’t know anyone all
public service I didn’t know anyone all
public service I didn’t know anyone all I had was my academic resume my studies
I had was my academic resume my studies
I had was my academic resume my studies and knowing who I was
and knowing who I was
and knowing who I was I left it in every single institution
I left it in every single institution
I left it in every single institution every government department and I left
every government department and I left
every government department and I left it there and I’d be calling for
it there and I’d be calling for
it there and I’d be calling for interviews
interviews
interviews some of them deny to me some of them
some of them deny to me some of them
some of them deny to me some of them didn’t even call me and then the ruling
didn’t even call me and then the ruling
didn’t even call me and then the ruling party in Mexico called me and they said
party in Mexico called me and they said
party in Mexico called me and they said you know we had so many resumes but we
you know we had so many resumes but we
you know we had so many resumes but we picked yours and I said why because of
picked yours and I said why because of
picked yours and I said why because of your education once I got the job I was
your education once I got the job I was
your education once I got the job I was Undersecretary of immigrants in the
Undersecretary of immigrants in the
Undersecretary of immigrants in the ruling party in Mexico I wanted to do
ruling party in Mexico I wanted to do
ruling party in Mexico I wanted to do more but what else could I do beside
more but what else could I do beside
more but what else could I do beside having the responsibilities that I
having the responsibilities that I
having the responsibilities that I already had I started a foundation for
already had I started a foundation for
already had I started a foundation for education why did I do that
education why did I do that
education why did I do that I saw the necessity of the importance of
I saw the necessity of the importance of
I saw the necessity of the importance of education and to learn English so many
education and to learn English so many
education and to learn English so many immigrants Mexican immigrants southern
immigrants Mexican immigrants southern
immigrants Mexican immigrants southern countries going to the United States
countries going to the United States
countries going to the United States looking for a job
looking for a job
looking for a job resettling elsewhere similar to refugees
resettling elsewhere similar to refugees
resettling elsewhere similar to refugees looking for work elsewhere for a better
looking for work elsewhere for a better
looking for work elsewhere for a better life so I what did i do i gave him a
life so I what did i do i gave him a
life so I what did i do i gave him a tool a book I wrote English books in my
tool a book I wrote English books in my
tool a book I wrote English books in my spare time and I handed them out I went
spare time and I handed them out I went
spare time and I handed them out I went to immigrant homes aside from having
to immigrant homes aside from having
to immigrant homes aside from having that job job Foundation extruded to
that job job Foundation extruded to
that job job Foundation extruded to everybody started to hear about it in
everybody started to hear about it in
everybody started to hear about it in Mexico other people were inspired by
Mexico other people were inspired by
Mexico other people were inspired by this story
this story
this story so in the southern and the Sun and this
so in the southern and the Sun and this
so in the southern and the Sun and this in the south and in the north of Mexico
in the south and in the north of Mexico
in the south and in the north of Mexico people were trying starting to enroll
people were trying starting to enroll
people were trying starting to enroll and putting on JA foundation and saying
and putting on JA foundation and saying
and putting on JA foundation and saying hey we’re giving English books as well
hey we’re giving English books as well
hey we’re giving English books as well it wasn’t easy nobody just gave me a
it wasn’t easy nobody just gave me a
it wasn’t easy nobody just gave me a check
check
check nobody said hey here’s your job I had to
nobody said hey here’s your job I had to
nobody said hey here’s your job I had to knock on doors to make everything
knock on doors to make everything
knock on doors to make everything possible I did cultural awareness events
possible I did cultural awareness events
possible I did cultural awareness events in Mexico Kurdish cultural awareness
in Mexico Kurdish cultural awareness
in Mexico Kurdish cultural awareness events in Mexico everything based on
events in Mexico everything based on
events in Mexico everything based on education Mexico other people’s tried to
education Mexico other people’s tried to
education Mexico other people’s tried to say hey I’m inspired I went back to
say hey I’m inspired I went back to
say hey I’m inspired I went back to school because of you not everything has
school because of you not everything has
school because of you not everything has been easy everything has consequences as
been easy everything has consequences as
been easy everything has consequences as well when you see my social media
well when you see my social media
well when you see my social media accounts you might say Oh Hanna won an
accounts you might say Oh Hanna won an
accounts you might say Oh Hanna won an award oh hey
award oh hey
award oh hey Hanna did another beneficial event
Hanna did another beneficial event
Hanna did another beneficial event charity event but you don’t realize the
charity event but you don’t realize the
charity event but you don’t realize the obstacles behind it how many times I
obstacles behind it how many times I
obstacles behind it how many times I pride in my office wanting to give up
pride in my office wanting to give up
pride in my office wanting to give up how many times I say why am I here
how many times I say why am I here
how many times I say why am I here by myself in Mexico City without my
by myself in Mexico City without my
by myself in Mexico City without my family you miss your best friend’s
family you miss your best friend’s
family you miss your best friend’s engagements your gatherings the the
engagements your gatherings the the
engagements your gatherings the the birth birthdays and the births of your
birth birthdays and the births of your
birth birthdays and the births of your nieces you might even lose the love of
nieces you might even lose the love of
nieces you might even lose the love of your life because of it but in the end
your life because of it but in the end
your life because of it but in the end you’re following your dream and you’re
you’re following your dream and you’re
you’re following your dream and you’re being an inspiration and a role model to
being an inspiration and a role model to
being an inspiration and a role model to other people that you are capable of
other people that you are capable of
other people that you are capable of many people would say Hannah be
many people would say Hannah be
many people would say Hannah be realistic Hannah oh you know it was easy
realistic Hannah oh you know it was easy
realistic Hannah oh you know it was easy for you why was it easy for me I got to
for you why was it easy for me I got to
for you why was it easy for me I got to a country that I didn’t know anybody the
a country that I didn’t know anybody the
a country that I didn’t know anybody the only difference was perseverance and
only difference was perseverance and
only difference was perseverance and education when you see economies
education when you see economies
education when you see economies successfully communism in other
successfully communism in other
successfully communism in other countries it’s not it’s not just luck
countries it’s not it’s not just luck
countries it’s not it’s not just luck it’s the citizens that make it
it’s the citizens that make it
it’s the citizens that make it successful it’s the education but that
successful it’s the education but that
successful it’s the education but that the prosperity and the peace behind it
the prosperity and the peace behind it
the prosperity and the peace behind it is education I have had many haters
is education I have had many haters
is education I have had many haters people I don’t know that hate me
people I don’t know that hate me
people I don’t know that hate me believe me laughed at me said no way
believe me laughed at me said no way
believe me laughed at me said no way told me come on if you do that I’ll
told me come on if you do that I’ll
told me come on if you do that I’ll threaten you with this you got to be
threaten you with this you got to be
threaten you with this you got to be always strong and you know what always
always strong and you know what always
always strong and you know what always gave me that confidence my education and
gave me that confidence my education and
gave me that confidence my education and knowing who I was in Mexico there’s 122
knowing who I was in Mexico there’s 122
knowing who I was in Mexico there’s 122 million people 40% of it isn’t poverty
million people 40% of it isn’t poverty
million people 40% of it isn’t poverty 10% extreme Iraq has 30 percent of
10% extreme Iraq has 30 percent of
10% extreme Iraq has 30 percent of poverty 10% extreme I understand that
poverty 10% extreme I understand that
poverty 10% extreme I understand that there are certain circumstances in
there are certain circumstances in
there are certain circumstances in Mexico many of those children drop out
Mexico many of those children drop out
Mexico many of those children drop out and they all have a story behind it they
and they all have a story behind it they
and they all have a story behind it they have to resettle their immigrants forced
have to resettle their immigrants forced
have to resettle their immigrants forced into human trafficking but what can we
into human trafficking but what can we
into human trafficking but what can we do to improve everybody’s lives to make
do to improve everybody’s lives to make
do to improve everybody’s lives to make this world a better place around you do
this world a better place around you do
this world a better place around you do you make your family happier or do you
you make your family happier or do you
you make your family happier or do you make it more difficult when I was
make it more difficult when I was
make it more difficult when I was working did I really have to write it a
working did I really have to write it a
working did I really have to write it a book to learn English and hand it out I
book to learn English and hand it out I
book to learn English and hand it out I was making a difference I always wanted
was making a difference I always wanted
was making a difference I always wanted to do that because knowing that your
to do that because knowing that your
to do that because knowing that your existence made a difference in someone
existence made a difference in someone
existence made a difference in someone else’s is true success many of us are
else’s is true success many of us are
else’s is true success many of us are born but how many of us live walls bands
born but how many of us live walls bands
born but how many of us live walls bands we’ve heard about this so much lately
we’ve heard about this so much lately
we’ve heard about this so much lately sad
how about we’ve changed that because
how about we’ve changed that because when you’re talking to someone and they
when you’re talking to someone and they
when you’re talking to someone and they bully you and they laugh at you because
bully you and they laugh at you because
bully you and they laugh at you because of where you’re from your education your
of where you’re from your education your
of where you’re from your education your circumstance it’s because we’re
circumstance it’s because we’re
circumstance it’s because we’re small-minded they haven’t read enough
small-minded they haven’t read enough
small-minded they haven’t read enough they haven’t informed themselves enough
they haven’t informed themselves enough
they haven’t informed themselves enough education is power a tool let’s hand out
education is power a tool let’s hand out
education is power a tool let’s hand out those tools each and every one of us has
those tools each and every one of us has
those tools each and every one of us has talent let’s try to make role models and
talent let’s try to make role models and
talent let’s try to make role models and every generation better than yours I
every generation better than yours I
every generation better than yours I want my grandchildren to say one day my
want my grandchildren to say one day my
want my grandchildren to say one day my grandmother did this this this and this
grandmother did this this this and this
grandmother did this this this and this and she influenced me and that’s why I’m
and she influenced me and that’s why I’m
and she influenced me and that’s why I’m here now doing this progress in every
here now doing this progress in every
here now doing this progress in every single generation it was never easy
single generation it was never easy
single generation it was never easy you will feel alone but education will
you will feel alone but education will
you will feel alone but education will always give you that security knowledge
always give you that security knowledge
always give you that security knowledge everywhere you try to go everywhere you
everywhere you try to go everywhere you
everywhere you try to go everywhere you go learn something I always have friends
go learn something I always have friends
go learn something I always have friends that aren’t politicians most of them I
that aren’t politicians most of them I
that aren’t politicians most of them I always try to have friends that are
always try to have friends that are
always try to have friends that are doctors engineers musicians dancers
doctors engineers musicians dancers
doctors engineers musicians dancers why because I learned something from
why because I learned something from
why because I learned something from them and they leave something for me to
them and they leave something for me to
them and they leave something for me to teach them as well
teach them as well
teach them as well criticism hate obstacles always give it
criticism hate obstacles always give it
criticism hate obstacles always give it aside
aside
aside let’s stop judging people because of
let’s stop judging people because of
let’s stop judging people because of their skin color or the balance on their
their skin color or the balance on their
their skin color or the balance on their bank account true richness is education
bank account true richness is education
bank account true richness is education higher education
higher education
higher education 34% people worldwide
34% people worldwide
34% people worldwide only get a higher education if you
only get a higher education if you
only get a higher education if you inspire others you’re making a help
inspire others you’re making a help
inspire others you’re making a help you’re changing others for good good
you’re changing others for good good
you’re changing others for good good calls on good it’s contagious I didn’t
calls on good it’s contagious I didn’t
calls on good it’s contagious I didn’t go to Mexico and someone published me
go to Mexico and someone published me
go to Mexico and someone published me one day to another no good calls good so
one day to another no good calls good so
one day to another no good calls good so people start talking about it
people start talking about it
people start talking about it other people were joining other people
other people were joining other people
other people were joining other people were enrolling in school again they
were enrolling in school again they
were enrolling in school again they would tell me and they would write to me
would tell me and they would write to me
would tell me and they would write to me and they would be like Hannah P I was on
and they would be like Hannah P I was on
and they would be like Hannah P I was on my way in my immigrant home when you
my way in my immigrant home when you
my way in my immigrant home when you gave me an English book to learn English
gave me an English book to learn English
gave me an English book to learn English for Spanish speakers and the only thing
for Spanish speakers and the only thing
for Spanish speakers and the only thing I hadn’t with me was bottled water and
I hadn’t with me was bottled water and
I hadn’t with me was bottled water and my English book that you gave me 34
my English book that you gave me 34
my English book that you gave me 34 hours a day 24 hours a day walking north
hours a day 24 hours a day walking north
hours a day 24 hours a day walking north heat and the only thing I had was that
heat and the only thing I had was that
heat and the only thing I had was that book and once he got to the border he
book and once he got to the border he
book and once he got to the border he said the authorities got him and they
said the authorities got him and they
said the authorities got him and they deported him and the only thing that he
deported him and the only thing that he
deported him and the only thing that he had was knowledge of English and he
had was knowledge of English and he
had was knowledge of English and he can’t communicate with authorities and
can’t communicate with authorities and
can’t communicate with authorities and defend his dignity and human rights and
defend his dignity and human rights and
defend his dignity and human rights and that day I said wow I made a difference
that day I said wow I made a difference
that day I said wow I made a difference in his life and the only thing I had to
in his life and the only thing I had to
in his life and the only thing I had to do was give time I was already in the
do was give time I was already in the
do was give time I was already in the political position I didn’t have to
political position I didn’t have to
political position I didn’t have to write English books but every day I read
write English books but every day I read
write English books but every day I read and for myself more improve myself walls
and for myself more improve myself walls
and for myself more improve myself walls no walls no bands education is power it
no walls no bands education is power it
no walls no bands education is power it inspires and it could inspire an entire
inspires and it could inspire an entire
inspires and it could inspire an entire nation
nation
nation it can change lives and it can make a
it can change lives and it can make a
it can change lives and it can make a difference unity
difference unity
difference unity education is unity education is peace
education is unity education is peace
education is unity education is peace and prosperity you manage to do that and
and prosperity you manage to do that and
and prosperity you manage to do that and make a difference then you had a
make a difference then you had a
make a difference then you had a successful life an education should
successful life an education should
successful life an education should always be your priority thank you
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