US Presidency
2009

Sonia's mom has been a little choked up. But she, Sonia's mother, began a family tradition of giving back to this country. Sonia's father was a factory worker with a 3rd grade education who didn't speak English. But like Sonia's mother, he had a willingness to work hard, a strong sense of family, and a belief in the American Dream. When Sonia was nine, her father passed away. And her mother worked six days a week as a nurse to provide for Sonia and her brother who is also here today, is a doctor and a terrific success in his own right. But Sonia's mom bought the only set of encyclopedias in the neighborhood, sent her children to a Catholic school called Cardinal Spellman out of the belief that with a good education here in America all things are possible.