DREAMs Deferred live (Live Storytelling)

What happens to a dream deferred?

DREAMS Deferred Live

I share the story of how I got my Permanent Resident Card (green card), and the emotions and thoughts I was juggling on the day it arrived in the mail: this privilege allowed me to continue my college education. I arrived in the United States from Mexico on my fourth birthday. As an undocumented person, I was always worried about being discovered and deported. After graduating from high school, I attended college but could only register for one term at a time because I could not get financial aid.

DREAMs Deferred Live is a production of the award-winning nonprofit The Immigrant Story. The stories were broadcast live on YouTube from St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Beaverton, Oregon, on Saturday, September 12, 2020.

With a focus on stories and experiences from our undocumented community, DREAMs Deferred Live provided a space for storytelling, cultural exchange and empathy in light of looming threats to DACA. We were coached by Erin Briddick and assisted by Marie Gettel-Gilmartin.

For more information please visit: https://theimmigrantstory.org/