Her story broke my heart and then made it jump for joy.-America Ferrera, actor, producer -Ī heart-rendering testament to the resiliency and determination of one woman who dared to dream. There are so many moments in Julissa's journey that numbed my body and transported me fully into her harrowing experience. But it is the telling of her story with humor, grace and insight that is the real achievement.-Lisa Endlich, author of New York Times bestseller Goldman Sachs: The Culture of Success. The path to her success at Goldman Sachs is certainly inspiring. Graham, Former Chairman and Publisher of The Washington PostĪrce takes us on a breathtaking climb to the highest pinnacles of Wall Street while holding fast to a deep secret. The reader will cheer and then be sad-and will learn much about the lives of young immigrants in America.-Donald E. There are as many miracles as disasters, and no place to catch your breath. A 21st-century David Copperfield with its utterly lovable, wildly imperfect heroine a plot packed with incident a few villains and many, many heroes. In telling her personal story of separation, grief, and ultimate redemption, Arce shifts the immigrant conversation, and changes the perception of what it means to be an undocumented immigrant.Ī great, bright explosion of a book. Soon she was a Vice President, a rare Hispanic woman in a sea of suits and ties, yet still guarding her “underground” secret. After the Texas Dream Act made a college degree possible, Julissa’s top grades and leadership positions landed her an internship at Goldman Sachs, which led to a full time position-one of the most coveted jobs on Wall Street. Thus began her underground existence, a decades long game of cat and mouse, tremendous family sacrifice, and fear of exposure. When her visa expired at the age of 15, she became an undocumented immigrant. When she was 11 years old Julissa Arce left Mexico and came to the United States on a tourist visa to be reunited with her parents, who dreamed the journey would secure her a better life.
For an undocumented immigrant, what is the true cost of the American Dream? Julissa Arce shares her story in a riveting memoir.
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