I am deserving of this scholarship because I’ve been working hard since I was little. Ever since my parents immigrated to the United States, they worked hard, their work ethic influenced the person I am today.
Coming into this country, my grandmother, tried to make a living to provide for her 2 year old daughter at the time and her two young adult sons. Escaping from poverty in Guatemala and an abusive husband, she wanted a better life not only for her children but for herself as well. In the United States she had suffered through numerous