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In this episode of Neither Here Nor There, Eduardo Aquije shares his story of moving to the US as a teenager leaving his friends and prior life back in Peru. In the states, he was not just a teenager who was initially angry with his parents for leaving home, he also became an illegal immigrant when his parents decided to overstay their visas. Being a teenager is hard as is, being a teenager who is also illegal comes with different challenges. The hard choices Eduardo’s parents made gave him opportunities he would otherwise miss.
By Esmeralda Popo5
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In this episode of Neither Here Nor There, Eduardo Aquije shares his story of moving to the US as a teenager leaving his friends and prior life back in Peru. In the states, he was not just a teenager who was initially angry with his parents for leaving home, he also became an illegal immigrant when his parents decided to overstay their visas. Being a teenager is hard as is, being a teenager who is also illegal comes with different challenges. The hard choices Eduardo’s parents made gave him opportunities he would otherwise miss.