ABSTRACT
Using creative autobiography and poetry, I describe the interpersonal interactions and communicative exchanges that occurred during my migration experience to the United States at six years old. Within this narrative, I illustrate how my migration experience altered my relationship with my father, and I allude to ways in which my identity changed during my migration experience. Additionally, via two poems, I explore how ideals of US citizenship and governmental exclusion alter my self-view, reconceptualize my intrapersonal relationship, construct resilience, and influence the relationship that I have with the larger US society. Overall, these creative studies provide an insight to ways in which undocumented immigrants’ identity, family interpersonal relationships, and societal interactions change through the migration process.
