• Maria: The mental pressure of the “model immigrant”

  • Nov 16 2022
  • Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Maria: The mental pressure of the “model immigrant”

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  • How does the Spanish-to-English language barrier affect young immigrants in a public school system? University of the District of Columbia (UDC) undergraduate, Maria Nunez Pereira, was born in El Salvador, and immigrated to D.C. when she was five years old. Upon arriving in the United States and enrolling into public school, Maria recalls being denied the support she needed in her classes, while she was barely starting to learn English. In this episode of Undocu-Life, Maria opens up about her mental health journey, and the pride she now feels about being a young undocumented immigrant.

    Episode Credits:
    Host: Jose Luis Mendoza
    Narrator: Maria Nunez Pereira
    Episode Interviewer: Delia Beristain Noriega
    Episode Scriptwriters/Organizer: Thomas Bravo, Jose Luis Mendoza, and Claudia Peralta Torres
    Episode Editors: Norma Sorto and Claudia Peralta Torres
    Podcast Director: Christine MacDonald

    Music by Blue Dot Sessions:
    Resolute - Morning Colorwheel
    Sugartree - Cornicob

    Follow along with the English and Spanish episode transcripts located on our podcast webpage.

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