Dreamers Make
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JOIN THE CAMPAIGNDue to the quickly approaching deadline that President Trump has given Congress, it is extremely important to contact your representatives in support of DACA and the DREAMers.
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Meet Some of the Dreamers
Presented by Los Angeles Times writers Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Barbara Demick and Anh Do
Stephanie Ji Wan Park
Born in Seoul and arrived in New York when she was 5. She earned scholarships to attend some of the best private schools in New York. In middle school, as classmates traveled abroad, Park’s parents would not allow her to go along. Slowly, she began to realize she was in the country illegally. She applied and became protected under DACA in 2013. “It felt great,” she said. “It offered some security.” |
Jeong Park
He grew up, cared for by an uncle, with whom he still lives in Koreatown in Los Angeles. He graduated from Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, later earning a political science degree from UCLA. He had no idea of his immigration status, due to his expired tourist visa, until he tried to get a driver's license as a teen. “I know that most undocumented faces you see are Latino faces. But I hear that there are thousands and thousands of people from other cultures. Not everyone needs to be silent,” he added. |
Sumbul Siddiqui
Dreams of becoming a doctor, and her enrollment in DACA seemed a step toward meeting that goal. Born in Saudi Arabia to Pakistani parents, and now living in Atlanta, she works as a medical scribe, taking notes for doctors examining patients. She's also a volunteer at a low-income community clinic, where she digitizes all the paper charts amassed from steady streams of immigrant and local clients. "More than anything, I feel hurt — and that hurt pushes me to try harder," she said. |