Personal Narrative: My Dream Of America

Since the day my mother was a child and moved from El Salvador to the United States, she always tried to assimilate into the American culture while maintaining her Salvadorian roots, Even as she grew older as well as her family continued to adapt into society. Their identities made them feel hesitant about thriving in a country where they didn’t speak any of the language, but being in the United States also empowered my mother and her family’s dream of becoming successful and making a better life for them and their children’s children. While being raised by my mother and the experiences I have had throughout my life sculpted my idea of America being the land of opportunity and where even the poorest man, through sheer hard work, can