Hello, my name is Mirna Bennett and I am originally from Acapulco, Mexico. I came to the United States in 1998 when I was seventeen years old. I moved to Oakland after a couple of years. I had all different kinds of jobs that are typical to immigrants from Mexico. I worked at various restaurants in the kitchen and in the front of the house. I worked as a housekeeper and I worked for a couple of years at a fabric store.
I now have a job working full time at La Clinica de la Raza helping other Hispanic people Monday through Friday and I sell beauty products on the weekends at the flea market.