Auricela Cruz
comments on her initial struggles upon immigrating to the United States and her growth as she found community in Koreatown.
“At the time, I had to go back because I had my son at 14. So it was difficult, so right now I'm a single mother, right. But I feel like there is a little more support now than the support we had there at that time. I didn't know anyone at that time. Life was harder for me back then.”