"Gatito Inmeegrante" The Best Immigration Story Ever written by Alfredo (English) (South America)

Welcome to episode 34 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time! Today’s guest is Alfredo Bravo De Rueda, writer of Gatito Inmeegrante screenplay, which he says is the best immigration story ever! He came to the United States from South America at almost 40 years of age. Alfredo starts the show by sharing that his background is in economics but unfortunately, he hasn’t been able to work in his field. This is more common than not with immigrants. For example, I’ve worked at different doctor’s offices, and at least one medical assistant in each office I’ve worked in was either a doctor or a nurse in their home country and hadn’t been able to get licensed or certified in the United States. His first culture shock was the language. Alfredo explains that he learned English back in his home country and he could read and write it, however, once he arrived in the States, he realized he had a hard time understanding people. Another common theme with my guests. One thing I like that he mentioned during our talk was the resources that the US has, for example, the library. And I feel that the Latino community or immigrant community does not use the library as we should. I take my daughter all the time to check out books and I take my son to the story time and toddler time that they have available and I barely see Hispanic people there. And while I’m there, I see all the different classes and activities they have available for the community and I wish that more people would use them.   Do you use your local library? You can send me a message on Instagram with your response. Thank you for being here! With Love, Heidy Connect with Alfredo: Twitter: @GatitoInmeegran Alfredo’s Story Gatito Inmeegrante Here are a few ways you can support this podcast. 1. Share this episode with a friend. 2. Subscribe on Spotify. 3. Write a review. 4. Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 5. Donate money. If you’d like to advertise your business or sponsor an episode, please send me an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you or someone you know would like to share their immigration story, please message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Stay up to date with new episode information sent to your email - sign up for the podcast newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! If you want to start a podcast – I want to be your coach! I can help you with a successful podcast launch in just 6 weeks. More information here. And subscribe to The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants YouTube Channel - launching September 2023! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.