As the son of immigrants, I know what kind of sacrifices my parents made to give me and my two sisters a better life. My mom and dad came to Los Angeles as young adults — her from Nicaragua and him from Mexico — fell in love in English class, married and scrimped and saved to raise us and put us all through college. Although we survived without fancy vacations or dinners out, I had one advantage that many children of immigrants do not: I was born in Koreatown in Los Angeles. As a U.S. citizen, I was able to earn my bachelor’s degree in business marketing and my master’s degree in public administration from Cal State Northridge. Today, I work for the county as a human resources manager.
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