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I remember my eyes were like almost about to cry. There was a hint of embarrassment to be quite

honest. I realized that my silence was not protecting me.

It was always a huge concern. Never tell anybody anything. My parents always told me never to tell

anybody that I was undocumented, so I was always afraid to tell anybody up until that moment.

The first person I told that I was undocumented was my high school vice principal. I told him because

I had just found out that my dad's court hearing for his residency had been denied. I sort of

broke down and I told him. The very first person that I disclosed my status to was actually a high

school friend. High school was a big challenge for me because while everybody was getting their

driver's license or getting jobs, I was like, oh I can't get that. I wondered if this was going to

question our friendship actually. The first person that I told was my ninth grade computer

at teacher, Miss Mitchell. She offered me a summer job and the first thing that she asked me was

for my parents' permission and a social security number, which I didn't have. She looked mad,

and the first time that I was like, oh my god, she's totally going to tell me. But she was like,

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