U.S. Legal Permanent Resident: An Interview with H.F.

“If I do share it, it would be a very broad thing. Like for an immigration class, right? I’ll share it. But I think other than that, to be quite honest, probably no one... My husband knows certain things, but I also am a very proud person like my father. I’ve learned not to share all of these things. I haven’t cried about that experience since I saw my dad, and I probably won’t cry about it ever again. So, no. I try to keep the more deep things to myself, which is not healthy, but I do ... How do I think it affects me? Firstly, through depression and anxiety. I don’t allow myself. I don’t allow people to see the most vulnerable parts of me. I don’t want to, and I am sure that affects me in many ways. I guess it manifests more through my anxiety and depression the most. And my ability to form strong relationships with people. I feel like I have issues with that.” -H.F., a 28-year-old, who is a U.S. legal permanent resident whose father was deported