by Curry, San Francisco
For me, the American dream is being from another country or having roots from a different country and being in America and becoming successful. Success can have plenty of different definitions for different people.
In my eyes, the success is coming here for a new start and prospering in life by obtaining a good job that you are content with that gives you the opportunity to take care of yourself and your family, and give you the freedom to do what you want in life. For my family, fortunately they were able to experience that “American Dream”.
My mother and her family come from El Salvador where they were living in poverty (but they were happy), and didn’t really have much. They moved here to the USA during the civil war that took place in El Salvador in the 1980’s, due to the extreme death that was lingering in the air at the time. They came here for a better life and they did not get that right away.
They had to struggle for years! I feel like they just got to the point where practically all of my mother’s siblings are successful and are comfortable in life.