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A DREAM COME TRUE FOR AN AZOREAN IMMIGRANT

  In 1979, Azorean education was only mandatory until graduation from sixth grade. At twelve years old, I was absolutely devastated because I was not allowed to continue my education. I spent my days in my room reading hundreds of books and dreaming of a life I thought was unreachable. Fortunately, this only continued for a few months until the fateful day my family and I moved to the United States on April 1, 1980. This move provided me a …

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