Tomasa Alvarado

My value system is based in my family — I value my family.

I came from a big family with many brothers and sisters. My childhood was hard, but, on the other side, it was happy and fun. We had to work and help our parents, but when work was done we would go play and have fun.

When we all got older my brothers and sisters had to immigrate to this amazing country. And we kept practicing the values our parents taught us.

This is my value and that is why my value is in the family. No matter what happens, family is family, and we always stay together.