As a young girl, Daisy was bullied for being an outsider.  She was a Spanish speaker in a English speaking country.

At a very young age, Her young parents moved from Mexico into the United States had, Daisy and her siblings then settled in Richardson, Texas. Bringing their culture with them, Daisy lived a life as a Mexican girl.

Daisy learned to speak spanish long before she learned english. When she first arrived to her school, she didn’t know english that well, so she would get made fun of for not being able to speak as well as others. This had made Daisy very uncomfortable and made her start to question her culture.

“I started to follow what everyone said and did because I didn’t understand english as much,” Daisy said. “They would call me a weirdo because I couldn’t speak like them.”

At six years old, Daisy would get called names, and would get mistreated by the other kids in her grade.
When Daisy felt sad, her parents cheered her up by hugging her, giving her kisses on her forehead and telling her that they love her.

"My family keeps me grounded,” Daisy said.

When Daisy moved to Carrollton, Daisy was instantly accepted by her peers due to the mixed races the city contained. Daisy finally felt she belonged.

Over the weekends, Daisy and her family invite friends and other family to a little party they have. While they have their party, they dance to Corridors and Northeñas and eat fajitas, tamales, tacos de barbacoa, and more. They show their culture to others by partying, dancing, and eating mexican food.

Now, since Daisy has moved to Carrollton, she has accepted her culture, where she is from, and she is now proud of who she is.

“I was born here, but I’m not from here.” Daisy said.