Roots and Wings: Kotty’s Immigration Story  

By Eliza Stewart

“Once you start realizing the power that you have inside you, that’s when you say, ‘Oh, I can do this.'”

Stock photo to represent interviewee. It features a young woman looking out the window of a vehicle at the new mountain landscape in front of her.

Kotty was born in Peru and moved to the US at age 20 in pursuit of economic opportunities and self-growth. Though she initially struggled to adjust and considered the move temporary, she eventually adapted, grew, and decided to stay.