What do you do when you’re told your childhood dream is impossible? That’s the situation Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca, founder and CEO of DREAMer’s Roadmap, found herself in during her senior year of high school.
Salamanca’s dream to be the first in her family to graduate from college was shattered when she was told that there were no scholarships available to her because she was an undocumented student. With no money to pay for college on her own, she felt completely hopeless.
However, as anyone who knows Salamanca will tell you, it’s hard to keep her down for long.
With fiery passion and a determination to ensure that others won’t suffer as she did, Salamanca created DREAMer’s Roadmap, a mobile app that helps undocumented students find scholarship opportunities that will enable them to continue their higher education. Her intention is to bring hope to every student who thinks there is no path for them after high school.
Epoch Times sat down with this inspiring young woman, listed by Forbes as one of 2016’s 30 under 30, and asked her to share her story.
Epoch Times: How did you come to the United States?
Founder of Scholarship App Brings Hope to Undocumented Students
Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca in her office in Palo Alto during an interview with Epoch Times on May 4. Salamanca was named a Champion of Change by President Obama’s administration in 2014. Grace Li/Epoch Times
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My parents would say 'we didn't have papers.'
