YE S E NIA MANRIQU E C U LT U R A L H E R I TA G E
RELIGION & ETHNICITY & SOCIOECONOMICS
PA L OM IN O LARA
Both my father and mother
were born and raised in a small
“ranchos” in Guanajuato,
Mexico. They married
through the Catholic church
there, and I was born soon
after. When I was 9 years old
my parents became born-again
Christians, and I have followed
and here you are living
those footsteps gratefully.
despite it all
-rupi kaur
L I N G U I S T I C , FA M I LY S T R U C T U R E
We came to the U.S illegally
when I was about 10months of
age, and I have lived here ever
since. My father worked in the
fields picking fruits and
vegetables, and my mother
looked after us kids. Currently,
my mother works as a
housekeeper at a local hotel/
casino here in Las Vegas, and my
father works for the Bricklayers
Union. Being raised by
immigrant parents I feel has
been a great experience. I speak
and write in my native Spanish
language and will continue to
teach my children the same
values that were instilled in me.
 FA ITH
& PHILOSOPHY
When my parents became
born-again Christians there
was a sudden shift in our
home. We began to attend
prayers and services
“religiously.” As I have gotten
older I have not left my faith,
but I have left the religiosity.
My husband and I are both
Christians, and we both share
a very open and inclusive
mentality. I choose to live a
life that accepts everyone as
they are.
E D U C AT I O N
& Geographic Region
I attended 10 different schools here
in the Clark County School
District. In middle school I began
to take a bad route in life, and
ended up dropping out my senior
year of high school. When President
Obama, did his executive order of
D.A.C.A, I applied with my G.E.D
and was approved. After 22 years of
living in the shadows, it opened up a
new perspective and way of life for
me.
As a family we hopped around
different apartment homes and also
lived at families’ houses. We were
not needy, but it is hard for illegal
immigrants to really settle in.