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.