La Frontera
Adrian Alejandre
Refran: "Like the cactus in the desert, the Mexican immigrant blooms, where others see only dryness."
Card Description: none
Student Biography: My name is Adrian Alejandre and I am a Senior at Santa Maria High School. I live in Santa Maria, California with my Mom and Dad and a few siblings. What inspired me to draw my Loteria card was my personal background of being a Mexican living in the United States and experiencing conflicts with my family members being Immigrants and some of us not having a green card. The artistic process was to paint whatever came to mind first and I thought of this, the immigration on the border and a family below it trying to cross the border for a better life. Life after high school will be going to a trade school to learn about diesel machinery and live the American dream my parents wished for me to live.
Grade: 12
Card Number: 24