UNDESERVING OF BEING FORCED TO LIVE AMONGST VIOLENCE

I was born and raised in Merced as the eldest daughter to two Mexican immigrants. My mother is from the Mexican state of Michoacan and my father from Guerrero. I would never trade my parents for any other parents, I would only trade the experiences my family has lived through. Unfortunately, my family has faced many inequities simply because we reside in the south part of Merced. Read more at We'Ced.