A Toast to May Day

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Thursday May 01, 2014 · 4:29 PM PDT

2014/05/01 · 16:29

For my family

For the mothers with hungry mouths to feed and fathers awaiting deportation
For the work-worn immigrant that has taken every job under the sun,
harvesting valleys of lettuce, fields of corn, orchards heavy with red fruit
who can’t buy a damned peach in this food desert of drive bys and drive throughs

For chasing the American Dream only to realize it's a mirage

esmyjimenez

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Sunday February 17, 2013 · 4:06 PM PST

2013/02/17 · 16:06

My name is Esmy Jimenez.

I was raised in a small town in Washington State known for agriculture and friendly people. I graduated from the local high school as the Senior Class President. I was part of National Honor Society and enrolled in all the AP classes my school provided. I even ran on the cross country team and (attempted) to play tennis. On weekends I worked for a catering company and during summers I worked as a server for a local restaurant. Now I attend a private university in Southern California, on a full tuition, merit-based scholarship double majoring in Environmental Studies and International Relations.

If you didn't know any better, I would be your typical, hard working girl next door.
In fact, I might even be called an American girl.

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