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An Immigrant's Heart

To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big

Julia Amparo-Alvarado at her Greenpointapartment
PHOTO BY WILLIE DAVIS
Julia Amparo-Alvarado at her Greenpointapartment

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”I do miss Guatemala,” she says. “But it is good here because there is security. You can earn money, and you can get a better job—make money. I can have a place to live. There is hope here.”

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