Girasol O’Neill (right) with Dream Project Executive Director, Karen Vallejos, painting the Project Illumination mural Meet Girasol My name is Girasol [Hee-rah-sol] O’Neill, and I am a Dream Project alumni, GMU graduate, and current art instructor. I immigrated to the US with my family when […]
The Dream Project Annual Report is here! We are incredibly proud of what our Scholars have accomplished this year. The investment of our community and donors has an enduring impact. Get to know our students, supporters, and initiatives through this retrospective.
Letter from Milenia, 2022 Dream Project Alumni Like many others, my parents left Bolivia, longing for a better life in the US. It was the hardest decision they ever had to make. They had to leave everything they knew behind, including my sister and me,
YOU give Dreamers the wings to fly! We wanted to share a letter from one of our amazing Dream Project alum that demonstrates the impact of your support. Dear Friends, Sometimes when I look back at my journey from my birth country of El Salvador
To students, families, alumni and supporters: We established the Dream Project twelve years ago to help young Virginians whose immigration status created barriers to pursuing higher education. In that first year, we provided modest scholarships to just four students . But we also planted the
On June 14, 2012, I flew on a plane for the first time since I arrived in the United States at four months old. Unlike that first time, I remember everything from this plane ride. The destination, Los Angeles, the purpose, become an immigrant rights
Through my summer internship at the Dream Project, I learned that leaders are not necessarily the people with high paying salaries or impressive resumes. Leaders are our moms, our neighbors, our teachers. As an informed individual, I am compelled to believe that my education is
Since last summer DACA recipients have suffered the anxiety, the political attacks, and the uncertainty around DACA. We always knew DACA, our saving grace, was temporary, but still we rejoiced and celebrated this program that magically fixed our lives. A driver’s license, airplane trips, in-state
By Jacky Cortes, Dream Project Alum While the whole country talks about immigration and family separation, it is not that often that immigrants like myself get access to professional photographers and a world-renowned platform to share your own stories through art and photography. But last
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Progressive Voice is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of their organizations or ARLnow.com. By Emma Violand-Sánchez On the morning of Thursday, August 24, I stood
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