PS: Can you give us an update on your parents? They're back in Colombia. Do you get to see them often, and have they read the book?
DG: They haven't read the book. It's on their way now in the Spanish version. I've read excerpts before to my parents and they're excited. They encourage me. They love that I'm pursuing the arts in the way that I always wanted to. And they love that I'm being political in the way that I always wanted to. And now I'm telling my story. At first, they were a little apprehensive. They were nervous about what people would think, but at the end of the day, what good is it if we're here and we can have some effect on change in a positive way and choose not to? What good is living all this trauma if we can’t turn it around for a positive thing?
My parents tell me every day how proud of me they are. I think we still hold on to hope that we're going to be together one day, in this country that we love. I'm informing myself every day. I'm working with organizations that are helping me. I'm working with immigration lawyers. I haven't lost hope of being with my parents one day. I just want them to be able to visit me. There's no other reason other than I'm an American citizen and I want my parents to come visit me in my home. When you tell me that my parents can't come, it's hurtful.
