From Guatemala to a U.S. university: my American Dream

by Gilda Temaj Marroquin | 12 Jun 2019 | Americas, Immigration, Personal Reflections, Refugees, United States, Women's rights, Youth Voices

I was raised in Guatemala, where I was expected to grow up fast and told that women are not meant to go to school. But I had other dreams. Children attend school in northern Guatemala, 1 July 2014 (AP Photo/Luis Soto) I come from Guatemala, where education is not a...