Julissa Arce

Immigration and Education Advocate; Co-Founder/Chairman Ascend Educational Fund

About

Julissa Arce is an immigration advocate and author of My (Underground) American Dream, her incredible true story as an undocumented immigrant who became a Wall Street executive. At the podium, Julissa shares her incredible true story of reaching the top of the corporate ladder as both a Latina woman and an undocumented immigrant. While, to many, she seemed to have achieved the American dream, she struggled to understand how bureaucracy and status made her any less of an American. She discusses how this inner conflict, as well as the plight of the millions of other undocumented Americans living in the U.S., compelled her to leave Wall Street and pursue a career...

Speech Titles

The American DREAMer

Diversity & Immigration

Climbing the Wall Street Ladder

Following Your Passions

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