Panther ID: 002179420
Growing up Hispanic has shown me many stereotypes that the rest of the world views about me based on my appearance and my culture. As a Latina, my culture has expected me to grow up to be a housewife; however, that is not the life I chose for myself. I knew I needed to set an example for all Hispanic Females to contradict societal expectations. For this reason, I will always work hard in school and become a doctor to make my family and the Hispanic community proud.
My parents arrived at this country with big dreams. My father migrated to this country with the goal of becoming an entrepreneur, and my mother came with hopes of giving my siblings and me a better life than one in Peru. My father started at the bottom of a construction company and …show more content…
Many people consider the residents of this area to be privileged and upper middle class. My parents hoped for this change of scenery to be beneficial for my education. They wanted to distance me from the delinquent Hispanic children that attended the school I was planned to attend before we moved. They did not want me to grow up in an environment surrounded by negative influences and possible danger because those are the things associated with less fortunate Hispanic people.
One day, I was waiting at the MARTA station, and a nice Hispanic gentleman asked me who I was. I told him I was a college student studying to obtain a college degree and move forward to medical school. He told me my story is inspirational and to never give up because this country needs to see that Hispanics can be successful too. He said, “It’s depressing all these Hispanic girls get pregnant and quit everything they ever worked for. Many Hispanics quit trying and settle for minimum wage jobs giving the illusion that we’re dumb.” That day, I promised him I would never give up my dream of becoming a