About the Author:
Julissa Arce is a Mexican author, business woman, and activist. She immigrated from Mexico to the United States when she was just 11 years old and was undocumented for 15 years. She built a successful career in Wall Street working at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch before deciding to write her inspirational autobiography.
Book Info:
Someone like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought For her American Dreeam by Julissa Arce
Born in the picturesque town of Taxco, Mexico, Julissa Arce was left behind for months at a time with her two sisters, a nanny, and her grandma while her parents worked tirelessly in America in hopes of building a home and providing a better life for their children. That is, until her parents brought Julissa to Texas to live with them. From then on, Julissa secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant, went on to become a scholarship winner and an honors college graduate, and climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs. (Goodreads)
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