Berklee Blogs: Chronicling the Trials and Triumphs of the Immigrant Experience
Musicians and crew members from both Berklee and Boston Conservatory on the set of the music video for "Yo Soy Inmigrante" written by students Luis Gamarra and Nicolas Farias.
In spring 2016, Bolivian student Luis Gamarra wrote and recorded the song “Yo Soy Inmigrante” with the help of the Berklee Institute of Creative Entrepreneurship to help change the tone of the national discourse surrounding immigration. Here, Gamarra shares his thoughts on the experience.
I am extremely lucky and blessed to be in this country as an immigrant. I arrived to the United States after winning a residency lottery offered by the U.S government. Only a few thousand families in the whole world get to have this opportunity. I decided to leave my family, my country, and friends for the chance of making all the big ideas and goals in my head come true. Being 18 years old in a brand new country and having to work at three different jobs to pay for your bills is definitely not easy, but I knew a great opportunity would come if I kept working very hard...
Read the full post on Berklee Blogs.
Read about the making of "Yo Soy Inmigrante."
Watch the newly released video featuring Berklee and Boston Conservatory students: