American Dreaming
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To me, being an American is quintessentially both identities. Being able to trace your lineage back to the American Revolution and being a first generation American is to me synonymous, they are just at different points in history
If everyone tries to live like an American, we’ll destroy the earth.
Stevens Jeanty is 22 years-old, male, cisgender, Black, Haitian American, working class, and heterosexual.
Jordyn Pegues is 19 years-old, female, cisgender, Black, African American, Christian, upper middle class, and straight.
R’s American Dream didn’t quite fit the narrative; hers was one of ambition, perseverance
