We know that we promised to upload one story everyday for Coming Out Week and apparently you all expected us to do it on weekends too. But we were in New Jersey facilitating a training and didn’t have time …. so we’re going to make it up to you by posting TWO stories every day!

Today, the Trail of Dreams sent us a video via our Twitter feed that we feel we ought to share with all of you.
In the spirit of coming out week here it is!

With this video …

UCLA has a reputation for producing proud, enthusiastic DREAMers.  They’ve even got their own page at DREAMActivist for sharing their incredible stories.

Their enthusiasm has created many willing allies among not only other students but administrators …

My experience as an undocumented youth has taught me that hope is most necessary for us to achieve our dream. Martin Luther King Jr. once said,” If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.” When no one else believed in me I had to believe in myself. When no one else had hope I learned that hope had to be created within.

On March 10th, undocumented youth all over this country will come out the shadows about their immigration status. The NYSYLC will be featuring the coming out stories of our members every day.

It’s always nice to hear from our supporters on the ground.
Emily took the time to write and send this to us, and we encourage you to do the same!
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
You have been tagged …

One of the most powerful things you can do is to come out. It is not only empowering, but it also lifts a huge weight from you. I know, i did it and i could …

Meet Tiffany, a DREAMer from California who aspires to be a nurse, give back to her community, and help her family.

In anticipation of Coming Out of the Shadows Week, stories written and submitted by undocumented youth will be published daily.

Undocumented youth all over this country will finally come out the shadows and lay claim to their own futures. No longer will we let ourselves be intimidated, scared and ashamed. We have worked long and hard, we have risen to meet every challenge and we have made this country a better place for all. And yet, we are relegated to live in fear. So let us come out and end this fear.