My life as DACA in the Middlesex County

Material Information

Title:
My life as DACA in the Middlesex County
Series Title:
Immigrant Voices: New to Middlesex County
Creator:
Shabbir, Fizha ( Interviewer )
Lorena ( Interviewee )
Espinoza-Wulach, Cristóbal ( Advisor )
Place of Publication:
Edison, NJ
Publisher:
Middlesex College
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2021
Language:
English
Physical Description:
Transcript in PDF Format

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Mexican Americans -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County
Immigrants -- United States ( lcsh )
Middlesex County (N.J.) -- history
Genre:
oral histories ( lcsh )
Temporal Coverage:
Fall 2021 ( - 2021 )
Spatial Coverage:
New Jersey -- Middlesex County

Notes

Summary:
In this interview Lorena shares her experiences; growing up in Mexico, crossing the border to America, trying to build a life in America, becoming a teen mother and how she received help from the state, her struggles as a hairstylist, her opinions on how immigrants are treated and should be treated in America by politicians and people alike, and her experiences being a DACA recipient. ( ,,,, )
Scope and Content:
This is a transcript of an oral history interview that took place as part of the class projects for Middlesex College's History 221H class in the Fall of 2021.
Biographical:
Lorena is a 36-year-old female immigrant from Mexico. She was born in Mexico City and came to America when she was around 12 years old, with her mother and sister. She is currently a DACA recipient. She graduated high school in 2004. Lorena is married and has an 18-year-old daughter. Lorena has been working in cosmetology since she was 20 years old.
Biographical:
"We are all the same. We’re here for the same thing. To survive. To love your family. To provide for your family. We immigrants are the same. We don’t come here hoping to steal somebody’s job. We come here to survive. To give my family, my children, my parents a better life." -Lorena
Venue:
Middlesex County

Record Information

Source Institution:
Middlesex College
Holding Location:
Middlesex College
Rights Management:
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