Entre las sombras del sueño americano

By Julissa Arce

Subjects: Biography, Goldman, Sachs & Co, Mujeres Mexicano-americanas, Mexican Americans, Secrecy, Immigrants, Women executives, Nueva York, Immigrantes, Mujeres ejecutivas, Mexicano-americanos, Psychological aspects, Biografia, Mexican American women, Illegal aliens, Emigration and immigration, Encubrimiento

Description: "When she was 11 years old Julissa Arce left Mexico and came to the United States on a tourist visa to be reunited with her parents, who dreamed the journey would secure her a better life. When her visa expired at the age of 15, she became an undocumented immigrant. Thus began her underground existence, a decades long game of cat and mouse, tremendous family sacrifice, and fear of exposure. After the Texas Dream Act made a college degree possible, Julissa's top grades and leadership positions landed her an internship at Goldman Sachs, which led to a full time position"--