About the Author
Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas
Hola, Hello, Bonjour!
I had DACA from 2012 to 2020. I moved around a lot, but mostly grew up in central, rural North Carolina. My family’s sacrifice of coming to a new country paid off; I was a first-generation high school and college graduate. I attended Davidson College and graduated in 2019 with a BA in Political Science and Africana Studies. I was initially brought to the United States in 1996 as a six-month old baby. We settled in the U.S. in 2002.
On July 31, 2020, I made the toughest decision of my life: I left the U.S. leaving behind my loved ones, as my parents did decades ago, to embark on a new journey of my own. I am currently living in Mexico to explore my roots and work on personal projects. Soon, I’ll start my Master’s in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs.