OF BECOMING AN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.
NEWS 13 )S STEPHANIE
CHAVEZ SHOWS US HER
JOURNEY.
1;1;4 I Thought it was
more of a dream 1;15
FOR LILIAN CASIAS -
12;41 I think it )s going
to be an emotional day.
12;43.
TODAY IS A MILESTONE.
13;10 probably a day
i )ve been dreaming about
for the last 33 years
13;12 SINCE SHE WAS A
YOUNG GIRL IN MEXICO -
SHE )S ALWAYS DREAMED OF
BECOMING AN ELECTRICAL
ENGINEER.
;42 but my dad has
always been involved in
electronics.;46
;49 The original spark I
think started from him.
;51
TODAY THAT DREAM HAS
BECOME A REALITY...
4;20 it was really tough
4;22
AND WHILE THE ROAD TO
SUCCESS WASN )T EASY.
LILIAN SAYS SHE NEVER
LET THE OBSTACLES SHE
FACED,
MAKE HER LOSE SIGHT OF
HER BIGGEST GOAL...
TO MAKE HER PARENTS
PROUD.
3;20 my parents came
into this country to try
and make a better future
for me and my sister.
3;26
HER CITIZENSHIP STATUS -
WAS ONE OF THOSE
HURDLES.
BEFORE BECOMING A DACA
RECIPIENT - SHE WAS
FORCED TO TURN DOWN
OPPORTUNITIES...
LIKE A JOB OFFER AT
GOLDMAN SACHS..
5;22 I said - the
opportunity will come in
time so I declined it I
moved on and I started
working at a retail
store to try to pay my
masters. 5;29
SHE HAS SINCE BECOME A
NATURALIZED CITIZEN.
7;25 It was amazing.
7;26
A MOTHER...
10;44 while I was
writing my thesis my son
was right there on the
couch. 10;49
AND TODAY --
SHE )LL BECOME A DOCTOR.
3;58 Now I fully
understand why I went
through that because now
that I walk today in
graduation it )ll feel
a lot better than if I
had just gone through a
straight line. 4;07
AND SHE HOPES SHE CAN BE
AN INSPIRATION, NOT ONLY
TO HER SON...
BUT ALSO TO YOUNG WOMEN
OF SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS.
14;40 Search for the
better future, but keep
a focus. 14;44
STEPHANIE CHAVEZ KRQE
NEWS 13.
LILIAN RECENTLY ACCEPTED
A JOB AS A FULL TIME
ENGINEER AT THE
AIR FORCE RESEARCH
LABORATORY. SHE HOPES TO
INSPIRE MORE KIDS TO
FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS
BY VOLUNTEERING WITH THE
HISPANIC ENGINEERING AND
SCIENCE
ORGANIZATION.
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