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The Secret Life of a First-Generation Latino Growing Up in New York City
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When your parents move to a foreign country for a new life, there are bound to be struggles. For Edwin, the struggles were exacerbated by growing up in New York in the 1970s, facing crime, racism and gangs and having to overcome all the obstacles in school and the city.
Through education and exposure to his culture, Edwin navigates the challenges and starts his journey on the mean streets of New York.
ISBN : 978-1-80439-573-8
Published: 28/03/2024
Pages : 242
Size : 205x140
Imprint : Olympia Publishers
Edwin Ossa
Edwin Ossa was born in Jackson Heights Queens, New York, Edwin Antonio Ossa in 1969 to two immigrant parents from Colombia. When he started school, he did not know how to speak English. Due to his thirst for reading and education, he excelled in school. However, he was influenced by the mean streets of New York City and experienced all the obstacles and pitfalls that a young Latino experiences growing up in New York City. He went to law school passed the bar exam, and he is currently a trial attorney despite facing many of the obstacles that Latinos face in America.
