The Prickly Things Podcast

Esmeralda Lizardi - 15 DREAMer on a Full Ride Scholarship

Episode Summary

After coming to the US at the age of 6 years old, Esmeralda was unaware of the difficulties that come with beign an immigrant in America. As the youngest of 6 siblings, Esmeralda enjoyed bening a child and grew up worry free - until she expereinced the tragedy of losing her dad. Realizing what it meant to be a DREAMer, Esmeralda has overcome the many obtacles our community encounters including not having the means to pay for higher education. Today on the DACA Series, Esmeralda shares the story of how she applied and was awareded the Dream.US Scholarship.