My father was desperately trying to be a legal contributor to this society. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Growing up without my parents by my side is a weight I still carry today. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
My father, who worked as a dishwasher, was especially anxious. He did not like being here undocumented. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
My parents instilled a lot of American values in me. They encouraged me to work hard and told me that anything was… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I want to be viewed like a serious actress, and I'm afraid that people are just going to see me as the… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Once my family was taken, I became fully aware that my community matters less to some people. That we are treated differently… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
For me, picking a college was really difficult. I wish I had had my parents there kind of supervising me. But I… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to be with my parents until I was 14. Having my parents tell me that I could do… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
My parents were desperately trying to become documented citizens of this country and tried very hard to get there, but to no… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Neighbors broke the news that my parents had been taken away by immigration officers, and just like that, my stable family life… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
When there are deportations, you better believe there are families involved - there are parents being separated from their children. It doesn't… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
My parents' deportation gave me so much strength to keep on moving forward, because any type of failure - whether in school… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
While awaiting deportation proceedings, my parents remained in detention near Boston, so I could visit them. They would have liked to fight… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
My parents came here from Colombia during a time of great instability there. Escaping a dire economic situation at home, they moved… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I feel like there's this misconception that immigrants come here and just don't care about the system and paying taxes, and that's… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Throughout my childhood, I watched my parents try to become legal but to no avail. They lost their money to people they… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Before I cook, I always have to put on music that parents listened to while cooking. I remember waking up in the… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I am a proud American, regardless of the fact that my parents were separated from me forcefully. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
“That was one thing I could be sure of, that my mother loved me. Fuck anyone who tried to come between us.” — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
My real story is this: I am the citizen daughter of immigrant parents who were deported when I was 14. My older… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I loved to sing and dance and play-act, and I always believed that my dream to become an actor would come true… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
After a while, you're growing up so quickly and you begin to not know your parents anymore. You're left with the memories… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I so desperately wanted to fit in. There was a trajectory, and obviously, our society tells us that you go to high school, you… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I am here, a citizen of this country, and I'm saying, 'Hey, the system failed me. I am a good citizen. I contribute to… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I worked a variety of jobs in retail and at coffee shops all through high school. And, though I was surrounded by people who… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I've experienced colorism in that way: where if you're lighter, then you'll potentially be accepted into society better than if you were darker-skinned. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Once I started advancing in my career, I stopped wanting to hide from my reality. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Every day, children who are U.S. citizens are separated from their families as a result of immigration policies that need fixing. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I think despite what we've seen on TV, people like seeing women and knowing about women's stories and their struggles and their truth. I… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
People like seeing people being human and real, and I think that's been lacking on TV. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I feel like you can't really be truthful as an artist and empathize with the human experience, unless you know your truth and you're… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
While awaiting deportation proceedings, my parents remained in detention near Boston, so I could visit them. They would have liked to fight deportation, but… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
