My grandmother was born in Mexico and immigrated to America in 2004 after being inspired by my mom who was the second in the family to immigrate to America through a nannying job. My grandmother worked in Mexico, but the pay wasn’t good, so she wanted to get fair pay and be able to start a food stand business. She sold Mexican food in Brooklyn like tamales, champurrado, and other delicious Mexican food.  Through this, she showed that our family is a group of hardworking immigrants hoping to move to America for a better life for our family. They had to work hard labor, construction, and other physically imposing jobs that other people didn’t want to do in order to make it easier for future generations. They wanted future generations to earn an education, and not have to rely on physically demanding jobs for work and money. My family was scared to move to America because they noticed all the racial inequalities but realized their hard work would be worth it in the future.  My grandmother’s urn is beautiful representing what a kind woman she was. Her hard work paid off because all of her nietos are pursuing an education and don’t have to worry about working hard jobs to earn money and can instead do jobs they want to do because their education allows them to. Every time I pass by her urn I reflect and am motivated to continue working hard knowing that my life is easier now due to her sacrifices. 

– Alberto Ramos

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