On the surface, Arce's story reads like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret that she, like many other high-achieving, successful individuals in the United States, had been forced to keep not only from her bosses, but even from her closest friends.
year: 2017
call number/section: 958.1
subjects: arce, julissa, mexican americans, biography, immigrants, united states, illegal aliens, secrecy, united states, psychological aspects, women executives, new york, mexican american women, biography & autobiography / cultural heritage, biography & autobiography / personal memoirs, social science / ethnic studies / hispanic american studies, goldman, sachs & co, biography, wall street (new york, n.y.), biography, united states, psychological aspects, autobiographies
Editions
Arce, Julissa
On the surface, Arce's story reads like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret that she, like many other high-achieving, successful individuals in the United States, had been forced to keep not only from her bosses, but even from her closest friends.
Schools: 1
Arce, Julissa
Center Street (2017)
The memoir of Julissa Arce in which she charts her journey from undocumented Mexican American immigrant to Wall Street executive.
Schools: 0