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October 2023 / Community, Countries, Education and Learning, El Salvador, Family, Goals, Health and Health Care, Immigration Stories, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2023, Work

Dreams Come True

by Alcida Duenas I was born in El Salvador, the smallest country in Central America, I grew up in a rural area where there was no electricity or drinking water. Read More

October 2023 / Countries, Education and Learning, El Salvador, Family, Goals, Immigration Stories, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2023, Work

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by Milton Antonio Torres When I came to the USA in 2002, I came with the intention of being able to help my parents. I am from a very poor… Read More

October 2023 / Countries, El Salvador, Informative Writing, Nature, Nonfiction, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022

Earthquake In El Salvador

by Hilda Colato Perdomo Twenty years ago, in January 2001, there was an earthquake of magnitude 7.6. It struck hard in El Salvador. I was a young woman. My family… Read More

October 2023 / Countries, Education and Learning, El Salvador, Family, Guatemala, Immigration Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022, Work

Focus and Determination

by Rosa Hernandez I am from El Salvador, and this is my story about being in the United States of America. I was born in a small village, La Hadura,… Read More

October 2023 / Countries, El Salvador, Family, Immigration Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2022

How My Life Changed from Childhood to Adulthood

by Ingrid Torres Arevalo I was born in El Salvador on November 10, 1997. When I was a kid, my parents separated. Then my life started to change because… Read More