Growing up without my parents by my side is a weight I still carry today. — 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
I am a proud American, regardless of the fact that my parents were separated from me forcefully. — 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
