Houston girl’s book tells of life as an immigrant - Yuliana Gallegos

Today, less than seven years later, the girl who could not understand a word her teacher said that first day is the author of a book — in English and Spanish — about her experiences as a newly arrived immigrant.

The slim volume, called Mi sueno de America/My American Dream, published by Houston-based Arte Publico, tells the story of the obstacles Yuliana had to clamber past in her first year in the United States and offers lessons for other young people who might feel like outsiders.

“At first, it’s going to be difficult. Nothing in the world is easy. There will be many rocks in your path, but if you fall, keep going,” says Yuliana, now 16, recapping the message of her book — and the philosophy of her life. “After I learned English, I knew I could do anything I wanted to. That was my barrier and I got past it.”"*

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