The personal meaning this has to me is very strong because when I was in the middle east, a war broke out, and we had to stay on high alert. We didn’t have big schools or funds to help the people in need, and we couldn’t dream—we had to work at early ages to help our families.

This piece reflects what I care about because of what my dad does for our family. I can’t thank him enough. Without him, we would be still in Yemen, and I wouldn’t have the dreams I have today. He came to America and worked for 14 years to get us to America. He worked to give my mom her Visa so she could come here and to give all of us dreams to strive for.