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  • Relationship to Immigrants Rising

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Sara Quezada

Program Participant

"Being part of the Wellness Support Group fueled my inspiration to continue my master’s program so that I can create more opportunities like this for undocumented parents like me."

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Jesús Flores Rodríguez

Legal Services Team, Staff

"Being undocumented was something that I wanted to heal from. The journey that I took with Immigrants Rising showed me that being undocumented does not take away my voice."

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Madeleine Villanueva

Staff

"Immigrants Rising is unique in its investment in empowering the individual, which transforms them to be a better leader and create the change they want for their community."

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Berenice Ramirez

Program Participant

"Not only was I happy to receive assistance, but to build solutions and to have community with my cohort is something that I can’t put a price tag on."

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Hans Miguel Esguerra

Donor/Supporter, Partner

"Seeing our community come together in joy rather than struggle fills me with an overwhelming sense of fulfillment, and I now know this is the type of impact I want to create in this world."

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Tobore Oweh

Donor/Supporter, Entrepreneur

"It’s been a journey for me to become an entrepreneur, and I am happy that Immigrants Rising has always been there to support me along the way!"

Paulina Ruiz

Scholar

"As someone who is both disabled and undocumented, I’ve always wanted to become a lawyer in order to be my own voice and advocate for my own community."

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Denea Joseph

Entrepreneur

"It's important that we highlight the intersectionality of being both Black and undocumented because of the way in which Black immigrants are disproportionately impacted by this immigration system."

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Ju Hong

Leadership Council, Scholar

"I've had DACA since 2012. I've been undocumented since 2001. And I'm 31 years old and I want to have peace of mind and live a normal life."