I am here, a citizen of this country, and I'm saying, 'Hey, the system failed me. I am a good citizen. I… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
As much as it's been difficult to tell my story over and over again, it has been the best thing that has… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
If you have money, donate it. If you have time, donate that time. If you have a story to tell, share that… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I always thought, 'Wow, I know I have an important story to tell,' but I never really thought it would happen. — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
I would have had a much different story to tell if I had been imprisoned after being separated from my family, without… — 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 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
