The American Dream

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For this blog post of today, I listened to a podcast from Latino USA called "The American Dream Daughter: A conversation with author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio" aired on November 3rd 2020. I listened to this program hosted by Maria Hinojosa with guest speaker Karla on November 18, 2020. From listening to this podcast I learned about Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, a DACA student born from immigrant parents who is the poster child for having achieved "The American Dream". I like this topic because it's a story I can relate to in many ways.

Guest speaker Karla was able to tell the audience about herself and how she came to be who she is today. She is a Harvard graduate working on her Ph D at Yale, she has achieved success many can only dream about. With hard working immigrant parents she was fortunate to have the opportunity to gain success. I really enjoyed this podcast because I felt I can relate in many ways to the hardships she went through as a college student from immigrant parents. She was able to be so open on this podcast about her mental issues that are a taboo subject in the Latinx community and it was something I could really appreciate.

In relation to this Latino USA segment, I was able to find an article that also discusses The American Dream and what that is or means for different people. This article written by Sandra L. Hanson and John Zogby, titled "Trends-Attitudes about The American Dream" goes over polls that were collected from the US public giving their opinion on The American Dream. Although not all may agree or relate, this article gives a little more insight into what some people believe The American Dream is and how it is you can achieve it. 

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Listening to this podcast, I feel a little more optimistic about what I can achieve as a product of immigrant parents. Listening to her and hearing her emotions when she was speaking really got to me. I felt that I really relate when she spoke about the mental struggles and that feeling of owing everything to my parents. I think after listening to this I will try and figure out who I am and what I want aside from feeling that I have to achieve that "American Dream" for my parents rather than myself. 

Works Cited

HANSON, S., & ZOGBY, J. (2010). TRENDS—ATTITUDES ABOUT THE AMERICAN DREAM. The Public Opinion Quarterly, 74(3), 570-584. Retrieved November 20, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40927731

https://beta.prx.org/stories/341187