[Music] I’m a really young age my parents have
I’m a really young age my parents have
I’m a really young age my parents have always shown me the importance of
always shown me the importance of
always shown me the importance of education
education
education they told me to given my best to obtain
they told me to given my best to obtain
they told me to given my best to obtain what I really want in this case a degree
what I really want in this case a degree
what I really want in this case a degree in medicine it’s only to pursue my
in medicine it’s only to pursue my
in medicine it’s only to pursue my passion to helping people to explore my
passion to helping people to explore my
passion to helping people to explore my intellectual curiosity of the human body
intellectual curiosity of the human body
intellectual curiosity of the human body and to not forget my roots no matter how
and to not forget my roots no matter how
and to not forget my roots no matter how far in life I go but yet when mom didn’t
far in life I go but yet when mom didn’t
far in life I go but yet when mom didn’t wake up on the first day of first grader
wake up on the first day of first grader
wake up on the first day of first grader taken on the bus because she kept on
taken on the bus because she kept on
taken on the bus because she kept on saying just five more minutes
saying just five more minutes
saying just five more minutes ironically I’m the West is that not when
ironically I’m the West is that not when
ironically I’m the West is that not when I don’t want to go to school and my dad
I don’t want to go to school and my dad
I don’t want to go to school and my dad pretend to forget where my 60 graduation
pretend to forget where my 60 graduation
pretend to forget where my 60 graduation was but I mean it’s okay because I
was but I mean it’s okay because I
was but I mean it’s okay because I pretend to forget when his birthday is
pretend to forget when his birthday is
pretend to forget when his birthday is to play it even and we were always late
to play it even and we were always late
to play it even and we were always late of school events what we still are
of school events what we still are
of school events what we still are actually I was actually late today so
actually I was actually late today so
actually I was actually late today so just so that’s right now my life pretty
just so that’s right now my life pretty
just so that’s right now my life pretty much consists the endless workload of
much consists the endless workload of
much consists the endless workload of calculus I get from my math teacher dr.
calculus I get from my math teacher dr.
calculus I get from my math teacher dr. Scholl and many other classes it sucks
Scholl and many other classes it sucks
Scholl and many other classes it sucks but we had to embrace his suck because
but we had to embrace his suck because
but we had to embrace his suck because that’s what we learned from my dish just
that’s what we learned from my dish just
that’s what we learned from my dish just like any other I wake up I go to school
like any other I wake up I go to school
like any other I wake up I go to school I get good grades they say bye to my
I get good grades they say bye to my
I get good grades they say bye to my parents get my siblings ready as well I
parents get my siblings ready as well I
parents get my siblings ready as well I go to calculus chemistry regret for
go to calculus chemistry regret for
go to calculus chemistry regret for wondering why I’ve forecasted her
wondering why I’ve forecasted her
wondering why I’ve forecasted her classes wanted to drop out because I
classes wanted to drop out because I
classes wanted to drop out because I forecasted for those classes up still
forecasted for those classes up still
forecasted for those classes up still watching Netflix because I’m done
watching Netflix because I’m done
watching Netflix because I’m done stressing about those classes you know
stressing about those classes you know
stressing about those classes you know just typical high school student things
just typical high school student things
just typical high school student things I also talk to my siblings about today
I also talk to my siblings about today
I also talk to my siblings about today from Big Brother conversation like hey
from Big Brother conversation like hey
from Big Brother conversation like hey you shouldn’t be doing this you
you shouldn’t be doing this you
you shouldn’t be doing this you shouldn’t be doing that so you mean
shouldn’t be doing that so you mean
shouldn’t be doing that so you mean little kid talk about like hey have you
little kid talk about like hey have you
little kid talk about like hey have you heard this new song or have you
heard this new song or have you
heard this new song or have you downloaded this in your game and we
downloaded this in your game and we
downloaded this in your game and we clean him away from our parents to get
clean him away from our parents to get
clean him away from our parents to get home in what parents care home we talk
home in what parents care home we talk
home in what parents care home we talk to them by our days as flow because
to them by our days as flow because
to them by our days as flow because they’re actively involved in our school
they’re actively involved in our school
they’re actively involved in our school for example I’ll be telling them hey I
for example I’ll be telling them hey I
for example I’ll be telling them hey I got into this program hey I got into
got into this program hey I got into
got into this program hey I got into that hey I’m going to give a TED talk
that hey I’m going to give a TED talk
that hey I’m going to give a TED talk I’m almost like what’s that I was like
I’m almost like what’s that I was like
I’m almost like what’s that I was like yo it’s about like a thing where you go
yo it’s about like a thing where you go
yo it’s about like a thing where you go and talk to people and you just like
and talk to people and you just like
and talk to people and you just like share your story would like you steal
share your story would like you steal
share your story would like you steal your things and just recently I got I
your things and just recently I got I
your things and just recently I got I told my parents that I was going to get
told my parents that I was going to get
told my parents that I was going to get an internship at the Oregon Health and
an internship at the Oregon Health and
an internship at the Oregon Health and Sciences University sequin dog
Sciences University sequin dog
Sciences University sequin dog consciously
consciously
consciously over the summer with the mentor which
over the summer with the mentor which
over the summer with the mentor which has been one of my greatest
has been one of my greatest
has been one of my greatest accomplishments so far and we also go
accomplishments so far and we also go
accomplishments so far and we also go out when we’re bored we go out to the
out when we’re bored we go out to the
out when we’re bored we go out to the park we go out to eat McDonald’s you
park we go out to eat McDonald’s you
park we go out to eat McDonald’s you know just like regular fast food or
know just like regular fast food or
know just like regular fast food or anything else and we also just drive
anything else and we also just drive
anything else and we also just drive around overstressed we’re a happy family
around overstressed we’re a happy family
around overstressed we’re a happy family a typical family but no one really know
a typical family but no one really know
a typical family but no one really know goes on behind closed doors see the
goes on behind closed doors see the
goes on behind closed doors see the things that I told you were just the
things that I told you were just the
things that I told you were just the things I wanted you guys to know the
things I wanted you guys to know the
things I wanted you guys to know the things that you could probably see when
things that you could probably see when
things that you could probably see when you just look at me like any other
you just look at me like any other
you just look at me like any other person I didn’t add in the part that I
person I didn’t add in the part that I
person I didn’t add in the part that I had to work out that I had to wake up in
had to work out that I had to wake up in
had to work out that I had to wake up in the morning to get my slimstrider for
the morning to get my slimstrider for
the morning to get my slimstrider for school because my parents have to go to
school because my parents have to go to
school because my parents have to go to work early in the morning
work early in the morning
work early in the morning I didn’t handed the part that I say bye
I didn’t handed the part that I say bye
I didn’t handed the part that I say bye to my parents don’t know what they’ll be
to my parents don’t know what they’ll be
to my parents don’t know what they’ll be back home by dinnertime I didn’t add in
back home by dinnertime I didn’t add in
back home by dinnertime I didn’t add in the part that instead of focusing on
the part that instead of focusing on
the part that instead of focusing on calculus or chemistry
calculus or chemistry
calculus or chemistry I run scenarios in my head all day
I run scenarios in my head all day
I run scenarios in my head all day thinking of what will I do if what I
thinking of what will I do if what I
thinking of what will I do if what I fear becomes a reality some teachers
fear becomes a reality some teachers
fear becomes a reality some teachers notice that something that’s wrong but
notice that something that’s wrong but
notice that something that’s wrong but I’ll just shrug it off and be like no
I’ll just shrug it off and be like no
I’ll just shrug it off and be like no don’t worry about it how everything’s
don’t worry about it how everything’s
don’t worry about it how everything’s school just to bring less attention
school just to bring less attention
school just to bring less attention towards myself and to make myself not
towards myself and to make myself not
towards myself and to make myself not think about it as much I didn’t enter
think about it as much I didn’t enter
think about it as much I didn’t enter the part that when we go out for a
the part that when we go out for a
the part that when we go out for a session that when we go out now it’s
session that when we go out now it’s
session that when we go out now it’s just for essentials to avoid the ugly
just for essentials to avoid the ugly
just for essentials to avoid the ugly stares coming our way and due to fear
stares coming our way and due to fear
stares coming our way and due to fear people from our community that had gone
people from our community that had gone
people from our community that had gone from friendly smiles tears of anger
from friendly smiles tears of anger
from friendly smiles tears of anger repulsion and rejection I didn’t hand in
repulsion and rejection I didn’t hand in
repulsion and rejection I didn’t hand in the part that those big brother
the part that those big brother
the part that those big brother conversations that are having my
conversations that are having my
conversations that are having my siblings I gone from don’t be doing this
siblings I gone from don’t be doing this
siblings I gone from don’t be doing this don’t do that see this is what we will
don’t do that see this is what we will
don’t do that see this is what we will do if mom and dad doesn’t get and make
do if mom and dad doesn’t get and make
do if mom and dad doesn’t get and make it home sing out by dinner I didn’t hand
it home sing out by dinner I didn’t hand
it home sing out by dinner I didn’t hand in the part that we also tried to
in the part that we also tried to
in the part that we also tried to minimize our exposure to the outside
minimize our exposure to the outside
minimize our exposure to the outside world because my six-year-old sister
world because my six-year-old sister
world because my six-year-old sister starts crying and screaming please don’t
starts crying and screaming please don’t
starts crying and screaming please don’t take mom or please don’t take that when
take mom or please don’t take that when
take mom or please don’t take that when we see a police officer because my
we see a police officer because my
we see a police officer because my six-year-old sister is still too young
six-year-old sister is still too young
six-year-old sister is still too young to know the difference between the
to know the difference between the
to know the difference between the police officer and them my six-year-old
police officer and them my six-year-old
police officer and them my six-year-old sister is still too young so you know
sister is still too young so you know
sister is still too young so you know that this is a reality we all go through
that this is a reality we all go through
that this is a reality we all go through this on a daily basis just because we’re
this on a daily basis just because we’re
this on a daily basis just because we’re if you’re in five million we were all
if you’re in five million we were all
if you’re in five million we were all hated in plain sight it could be your
hated in plain sight it could be your
hated in plain sight it could be your friend your enemy your best student your
friend your enemy your best student your
friend your enemy your best student your neighbor
neighbor
neighbor probably even the person next to you
probably even the person next to you
probably even the person next to you right now we’re all just go through this
right now we’re all just go through this
right now we’re all just go through this because we were few in five million I am
because we were few in five million I am
because we were few in five million I am one in five million I am the son of a
one in five million I am the son of a
one in five million I am the son of a documented immigrants and no I am NOT
documented immigrants and no I am NOT
documented immigrants and no I am NOT here to write about how unfair this is I
here to write about how unfair this is I
here to write about how unfair this is I am NOT here to demand something from
am NOT here to demand something from
am NOT here to demand something from each and every one of you I’m just here
each and every one of you I’m just here
each and every one of you I’m just here to give you a perspective of what we go
to give you a perspective of what we go
to give you a perspective of what we go through on a daily basis so you know
through on a daily basis so you know
through on a daily basis so you know that that our current situation does not
that that our current situation does not
that that our current situation does not only rip apart families the sabotage is
only rip apart families the sabotage is
only rip apart families the sabotage is the state of our youth of our future
the state of our youth of our future
the state of our youth of our future generations of our American citizens
generations of our American citizens
generations of our American citizens being a child with documented immigrants
being a child with documented immigrants
being a child with documented immigrants affects us emotionally it’s a constant
affects us emotionally it’s a constant
affects us emotionally it’s a constant stress to just bugsy non-stop it hits
stress to just bugsy non-stop it hits
stress to just bugsy non-stop it hits you and hit so you just have to take it
you and hit so you just have to take it
you and hit so you just have to take it there we go from being typical teenagers
there we go from being typical teenagers
there we go from being typical teenagers from teenagers that go out with friends
from teenagers that go out with friends
from teenagers that go out with friends explore things try out new things to
explore things try out new things to
explore things try out new things to then having the legal custody of our
then having the legal custody of our
then having the legal custody of our siblings the very next day we go from
siblings the very next day we go from
siblings the very next day we go from planning as a family to planning about
planning as a family to planning about
planning as a family to planning about this is what we will do if one of our
this is what we will do if one of our
this is what we will do if one of our parents is are gonna make it home
parents is are gonna make it home
parents is are gonna make it home tonight but don’t get me wrong the
tonight but don’t get me wrong the
tonight but don’t get me wrong the stress is always there but just recently
stress is always there but just recently
stress is always there but just recently it’s been trying to break out from the
it’s been trying to break out from the
it’s been trying to break out from the deepest and darkest corner that we all
deepest and darkest corner that we all
deepest and darkest corner that we all have it locked in and according to the
have it locked in and according to the
have it locked in and according to the study conducted by the University of
study conducted by the University of
study conducted by the University of Texas at Austin students with the
Texas at Austin students with the
Texas at Austin students with the documented parents are most likely to
documented parents are most likely to
documented parents are most likely to have symptoms symptoms of depression and
have symptoms symptoms of depression and
have symptoms symptoms of depression and anxiety it’s just something that we have
anxiety it’s just something that we have
anxiety it’s just something that we have to carry on with and most of us have
to carry on with and most of us have
to carry on with and most of us have figured out a way to just mold it into
figured out a way to just mold it into
figured out a way to just mold it into pretend like it’s not there but in
pretend like it’s not there but in
pretend like it’s not there but in reality it is just hitting us and
reality it is just hitting us and
reality it is just hitting us and hitting us in the back of our minds how
hitting us in the back of our minds how
hitting us in the back of our minds how can we be the land of the free if this
can we be the land of the free if this
can we be the land of the free if this is the home of the afraid being the
is the home of the afraid being the
is the home of the afraid being the child of a document immigrants affects
child of a document immigrants affects
child of a document immigrants affects us economically see my parents and I
us economically see my parents and I
us economically see my parents and I imagine a majority of our parents have
imagine a majority of our parents have
imagine a majority of our parents have also escaped the countries to not be
also escaped the countries to not be
also escaped the countries to not be engaged with poverty to live in but they
engaged with poverty to live in but they
engaged with poverty to live in but they just returned to here due to the current
just returned to here due to the current
just returned to here due to the current legal status and it’s not allowance you
legal status and it’s not allowance you
legal status and it’s not allowance you obtain a better jobs therefore not being
obtain a better jobs therefore not being
obtain a better jobs therefore not being able to climb wages not being able to
able to climb wages not being able to
able to climb wages not being able to climb benefits not being to do anything
climb benefits not being to do anything
climb benefits not being to do anything well the majority of my peers parents
well the majority of my peers parents
well the majority of my peers parents are retiring at the age of 60 I will
are retiring at the age of 60 I will
are retiring at the age of 60 I will have to live Bono but my parents were
have to live Bono but my parents were
have to live Bono but my parents were going to still have to be working
according to a study conducted by Ernie
according to a study conducted by Ernie 75% of students of the documented
75% of students of the documented
75% of students of the documented parents are at or 185 percent below the
parents are at or 185 percent below the
parents are at or 185 percent below the federal poverty level this majorly
federal poverty level this majorly
federal poverty level this majorly affects me because I have a father that
affects me because I have a father that
affects me because I have a father that works in agriculture and during the fall
works in agriculture and during the fall
works in agriculture and during the fall season that’s when he gets those hours
season that’s when he gets those hours
season that’s when he gets those hours so that means less food less money less
so that means less food less money less
so that means less food less money less motivation less hope but we do get more
motivation less hope but we do get more
motivation less hope but we do get more things we get more deaths more loans
things we get more deaths more loans
things we get more deaths more loans more payments more stress more
more payments more stress more
more payments more stress more everything just more of the negative
everything just more of the negative
everything just more of the negative things and what we do to kind of shield
things and what we do to kind of shield
things and what we do to kind of shield it from our siblings we just pretend
it from our siblings we just pretend
it from our siblings we just pretend like everything is fine and eat less and
like everything is fine and eat less and
like everything is fine and eat less and less or so mesquite more and more after
less or so mesquite more and more after
less or so mesquite more and more after every single loan that my parents get
every single loan that my parents get
every single loan that my parents get trying to pay it off my dreams of
trying to pay it off my dreams of
trying to pay it off my dreams of becoming a doctor
becoming a doctor
becoming a doctor our father and father away being the
our father and father away being the
our father and father away being the child of a documented immigrants affects
child of a documented immigrants affects
child of a documented immigrants affects us academically not only does it make it
us academically not only does it make it
us academically not only does it make it really hard to pursue a post-secondary
really hard to pursue a post-secondary
really hard to pursue a post-secondary education but the conscious stress and
education but the conscious stress and
education but the conscious stress and the nonstop buggin does not let you
the nonstop buggin does not let you
the nonstop buggin does not let you concentrate on your studies according to
concentrate on your studies according to
concentrate on your studies according to a study conducted by UCLA students with
a study conducted by UCLA students with
a study conducted by UCLA students with the documented parents are most likely
the documented parents are most likely
the documented parents are most likely to be high behavioral and learning
to be high behavioral and learning
to be high behavioral and learning problems in addition mothers are
problems in addition mothers are
problems in addition mothers are undocumented are less likely to enroll
undocumented are less likely to enroll
undocumented are less likely to enroll their child into a preschool due to fear
their child into a preschool due to fear
their child into a preschool due to fear of deportation
of deportation
of deportation therefore setting a knowledge of
therefore setting a knowledge of
therefore setting a knowledge of vocabulary gap these kids go to school
vocabulary gap these kids go to school
vocabulary gap these kids go to school not knowing a single drop of English and
not knowing a single drop of English and
not knowing a single drop of English and that was one of them as well when I
that was one of them as well when I
that was one of them as well when I started kindergarten how I know anything
started kindergarten how I know anything
started kindergarten how I know anything and it was a scary experience I was
and it was a scary experience I was
and it was a scary experience I was having to emerge myself a new culture
having to emerge myself a new culture
having to emerge myself a new culture and a new language and ironically it’s
and a new language and ironically it’s
and a new language and ironically it’s the place where I live I since I was one
the place where I live I since I was one
the place where I live I since I was one of those kids
of those kids
of those kids I imagine probably someone this room was
I imagine probably someone this room was
I imagine probably someone this room was one of them as well so they could
one of them as well so they could
one of them as well so they could probably relate to what I’m saying but
probably relate to what I’m saying but
probably relate to what I’m saying but now I used to live in fear once I used
now I used to live in fear once I used
now I used to live in fear once I used to believe that remaining quiet was the
to believe that remaining quiet was the
to believe that remaining quiet was the best way to solve things but then
best way to solve things but then
best way to solve things but then reality struck just a few months ago one
reality struck just a few months ago one
reality struck just a few months ago one of my best friends had gone through all
of my best friends had gone through all
of my best friends had gone through all the situation he was ripped apart from
the situation he was ripped apart from
the situation he was ripped apart from his parents especially his dad
his parents especially his dad
his parents especially his dad seeing my friend my brother go through
seeing my friend my brother go through
seeing my friend my brother go through his current situation was really taxing
his current situation was really taxing
his current situation was really taxing because I was learning how can our own
because I was learning how can our own
because I was learning how can our own country do this to me how can our
country do this to me how can our
country do this to me how can our country do this to him how can the
country do this to him how can the
country do this to him how can the country that I am willing to fight for
country that I am willing to fight for
country that I am willing to fight for do this to the people that we all care
do this to the people that we all care
do this to the people that we all care about but something that I learned with
about but something that I learned with
about but something that I learned with that situation was that no matter how
that situation was that no matter how
that situation was that no matter how hard you fall you have to pick yourself
hard you fall you have to pick yourself
hard you fall you have to pick yourself back up and help everyone around you you
back up and help everyone around you you
back up and help everyone around you you got to get up and help those who are
got to get up and help those who are
got to get up and help those who are still falling because if you don’t if
still falling because if you don’t if
still falling because if you don’t if you can’t stand up then who’s going to
you can’t stand up then who’s going to
you can’t stand up then who’s going to help everyone around but now imagine if
help everyone around but now imagine if
help everyone around but now imagine if we live in a society where people didn’t
we live in a society where people didn’t
we live in a society where people didn’t judge or discriminate or just stereotype
judge or discriminate or just stereotype
judge or discriminate or just stereotype based on skin color ethnicity sexual
based on skin color ethnicity sexual
based on skin color ethnicity sexual orientation religion legal status the
orientation religion legal status the
orientation religion legal status the list goes on if you want to know we’re
list goes on if you want to know we’re
list goes on if you want to know we’re going to have to learn how to care we’re
going to have to learn how to care we’re
going to have to learn how to care we’re going to have to learn how to be
going to have to learn how to be
going to have to learn how to be considerate how to be compatible with
considerate how to be compatible with
considerate how to be compatible with each other how to assert our differences
each other how to assert our differences
each other how to assert our differences we have to learn that we have to give
we have to learn that we have to give
we have to learn that we have to give the same amount of respect that we
the same amount of respect that we
the same amount of respect that we desire we have to learn how to love each
desire we have to learn how to love each
desire we have to learn how to love each other despite our differences but like I
other despite our differences but like I
other despite our differences but like I said I’m just wondering five million one
said I’m just wondering five million one
said I’m just wondering five million one of the five million students that wants
of the five million students that wants
of the five million students that wants to pursue their dreams and keep their
to pursue their dreams and keep their
to pursue their dreams and keep their family together thank you
family together thank you
family together thank you [Applause]
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