Childhood, Family and Decision to move to the US

Silvia Henao reflects on a challenging childhood in Colombia marked by family instability and a sense of being unwanted, which fueled her desire to seek a better life abroad. Supported by her aunts, she immigrated alone to the United States at age fifteen to pursue the education and independence that felt unattainable in her home country.

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“They hated so much to see me leave, but at the same time they were happy because I would create a new and different life.”