In 2005, my mother, father, two sisters and I migrated from Guyana to America. My mom worked as a receptionist at a local hospital in Guyana while my father was a business owner. They moved in hopes of bettering the lives of my siblings and I. It took months for my mother to secure a job however, she settled to be a home health aide and had to live-in with the patient four days a week while my father was a janitor. My family lived in a 4 bedroom, 2 story house with a three-car garage in Guyana but moved into a 2 bedroom apartment in NYC. My father found it extremely hard to not be his own boss and couldn't withstand the extreme winters. After a few years, he decided it was in his best interest to move back to Guyana, leaving my mother in an unfamiliar place with three children. She worked multiple jobs just to afford necessities like rent, food and clothing. My mother attended the Allen's school where she completed several courses and later became a nurse's assistant at Beth Israel Medical Center. By the age of 16, my siblings and I got part-time jobs so that we could lessen the financial burden for my mother. She motivated us to go to college and always gave us the support we needed even though she didn't have anyone to rely on but herself. Its been 11 years since our migration, my sisters and I have full-time jobs and my mother is engaged. We faced many trials and tribulations before accomplishing the things we have today however, nothing is impossible with determination.

– Alicia Bikram

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