I am not my status: an undocumented immigrant's perspective | Ernesto Rocha | TEDxCSULB

We all have at one point or another felt trapped by identities or stereotypes that are not fitting of our brilliance. Finding our personal liberation comes from learning our story and becoming aware that we can be as free as we dare to be. This is how an undocumented immigrant and a woman truck driver found their path towards liberation.

Ernesto Rocha is an organizer, storyteller, transformational coach, and advocate for social, racial, and economic justice. He currently serves as the community organizer for the Clean and Safe Ports Project, a comprehensive campaign of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE). Ernesto was born in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico and immigrated to the United States in 1996 at the age of eight. Ernesto was the first in his family to graduate from high school and attend college where he graduated from UCLA with a dual bachelor degree in Political Science and Chicana/o Studies. While at UCLA, Ernesto advocated for the undocumented immigrant-student population by implementing strategic education and media campaigns to build support for both the California and Federal DREAM Acts. Ernesto’s eleven years of organizing experience include working and advocating for immigrant rights and low-wage workers in various industries, including nursing homes and port trucking.

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