Jessica Domínguez Launches Book For Women

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Immigration attorney Jessica Domínguez is a faithful example that everything can be achieved by working with faith. The 50-year-old Peruvian recounts in her book Victorious Women (ORIGIN, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial) her difficult years as an undocumented in the United States, the effort she made to study law, the fight against the illness of one of her children and presents 10 steps to success.

How did you get to the United States?

I came at 14 and unfortunately I couldn't finish high school. For financial reasons I went to work in factories, restaurants, stores. I fell in love at the age of 18 with the man I am still married to and [my] goal has always [been] to finish law school, but I had to raise my children.

So how do you become a lawyer?

I will tell you that in my book. [I did it] working hard. The man I'm married to had three jobs so we never lacked for anything. My young son had speech and learning therapies. If I had to describe in one word what injected that force into me, it was faith. I [knew] that God had a purpose for me.

What disease does your child have?

I have two. The oldest boy, JP, is in law school. The little boy, Josh, was diagnosed with mental retardation and autism, but they were wrong. He is a boy who was born with special abilities. What it does have is that [its] processing is lengthy. He finished high school, college and is an interpreter of deaf-mutes. It is a walking miracle.

Why are you writing this book?

For years I have had the opportunity to attend women's conferences where I talk about my history and [they always] asked me: "What do we take with you? When do you get the book?"

It is aimed at women …

The woman is the axis of his home. [Of that] I witness every day when I sit with families in my office. If you look at the woman's eyes, move heaven and earth and bring what you need. Man ends the world. We live a moment of great importance. We cannot live in a painful past. We have two options: to be victims or victorious.

In your office you help DREAMers, what do you do for them?

I have a segment on Despierta América and on Primer Impacto (both from Univision). What we did is [we trained] DREAMers [so they knew] how to fill out a [program] DACA form. That was very successful.

What are you most proud of?

My family. It's what I longed for the most when I grew up [with divorced parents]. There is always that girl in me. I had always wanted it.