Silvia Gonzalez

     Silvia is a good hero in our community. She’s Mexican and came to the U.S without getting help. Her personality is good because it looks like she was enjoying the interview. The work she does in the community  is helping people that need help speaking English. Silvia wanted to help people that couldn’t speak English  because when she came here in the U.S, there were no programs that helped people that only speak one  language.

     Silvia is a hard worker, and she knows the feeling of taking care of a family, working, and going back to school. She has a son that needs help because he is twenty years old and he’s mentally disabled and it’s hard for Silvia to take care of him. Her parents had helped her a lot by inspiring her to do things for the community.


     Silvia’s heroes are her parents when she was young because they struggled a lot when they came to the U.S., and they didn’t gave up their hopes. Now Silvia’s heroes are still her parents and her children also because they need help. She defines a hero as someone who has a positive attitude.

     Silvia’s obstacles in her life is going back to school because she’s forty-five years-old and it is hard going to school, taking care of a family, and helping communities. If she could give one piece of advice, she said, “Don’t take everything for granted because life is short.”

written by: Ulysses Dominguez