¡HOLA AMERICA!: Guts, Grit, Grind and Further Traits in the Successful American Immigrant

In a response to the right-wing ideology that an immigrant of color is a burden on the American government, ¡Hola America! aims to paint a more accurate picture of diligent Panamanian nannies, Nigerian entrepreneurs and Mexican farm workers who live for nothing more than to flourish beyond the meager existence that their home countries have afforded them and how they add tremendous value to the American economy.


To some degree, we are all intimidated by something or someone who is different, exotic and/or does not look like or speak like us. ¡Hola America! is a reminder that people are people everywhere. Same desires, same dreams and the same fears.



In this book, you will find the stories of 10 successful American immigrants. Each story will inform readers about a man or woman who left a developing nation such as Nigeria, Cuba, Jamaica, etc. seeking a better life for themselves and their families in the land of the free and the home of the brave. It will chronicle their struggles being partially documented, underemployed and over-worked as well as mark their successes in attending college, finding gainful employment, establishing businesses and leaving a lasting legacy for their family.



In each story, you will read of a valuable trait possessed by that immigrant, applicable to any human seeking to advance in life.