My parents had the courage to give up their middle class, well-connected life in Trinidad to come to America for a “better” life.
Better for them meant more opportunity. The freedom to pursue unconventional careers - music, instead of doctor, lawyer, or engineer. Grow beyond the confines of their families’ imaginations for their lives, and into their own.
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