Hector Grande’s Immigrant Parents Helped Him Seize the Opportunity That Eluded Them
“I feel bad about the past. But I’m looking forward to the future, where now I’ll be able to help contribute financially to whatever we need to get done at home.” -Hector Grande (ENG’ 22)
The most memorable life lessons I learned from my dad were when I would take a break from school assignments and talk with him while he’d be working in our backyard. He prepared me through these conversations that it was not going to be easy to get what I wanted, but I must never give up. He hadn’t given up. I always had the shoes I needed for soccer, the bats I needed for baseball, and the materials I needed for school. My parents worked around the clock so I could succeed and get out of Elizabeth. Upon graduating from BU with my master’s degree, I’ll be able to give them what they deserve.
Hector Grande (ENG’22), materials science and engineering graduate student