'We're one year away from the presidential election and our community can't be erased.' misssaramora
began as all truly intimate ones do: online. Back in September, our DMs landed me an invite to her 23rd birthday party. When I arrived at her home in Hillside, New Jersey, the surrounds felt familiar — our mothers are both from Central America. Sara was still at the hair salon dying her hair platinum blonde, and when she finally arrived was unsure if she liked the new style.
Mora arrived in the United States from Costa Rica illegally at three years old. It was a tough adjustment at first."My parents literally went from having company jobs to working at like, the dollar store," she explains."But they were the ones in their families that wanted more. A lot of people from our countries still see America as the land of opportunity. They wanted that for us.
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