Academic Quote by Raquel Welch

I came to the United States by myself when I was 16 years old. My parents had about $5,000 in their bank account, and…

— Pramila Jayapal

My parents immigrated to California from Mexico in the 1960s in search of a better life. They arrived from different regions of Mexico with…

— Alex Padilla

My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's…

— Chuck D

I came to America when I was six. In true African form, my parents wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer or engineer.

— Yvonne Orji

I'm Colombian-American. My father wanted me to have American citizenship, but he wanted to raise me in Colombia.

— Kali Uchis

My dad grew up in Nicaragua in his teenage years, then immigrated to the United States.

— Rashida Tlaib

My mother would take groups of students to different countries and always brought us along, so by the time I was 10, I had…

— Eliza Dushku

My mom came to America when I was six years old, and I didn't live with them until I was ten. They worked really…

— Dania Ramirez

My parents immigrated to this country from Jamaica with no more than a fifth-grade education.

— Wayne Messam

My parents both came to the United States from the Dominican Republic, and they were deeply grateful for the opportunities this country provided. They…

— Tom Perez

Both of my parents were college-educated within the curriculum in Haiti. When they came to the United States, both had to learn English. My…

— Reggie Fils-Aime

I decided to go to Latin America because many of my students in Washington emigrated from this region and inspired me to learn more…

— Jenna Bush