Because my dad died when I was so young, there’s a lot about his side of the family I don’t remember or was never told. This week, I found out that my grandfather Ricardo Antonio Valencia Sr. only had a 3rd grade education before immigrating to the U.S. illegally from El Salvador in his 20s. His wife, my grandma Lolita had only a 2nd grade education, having had to drop out of school in Texas to take care of her family after her mom was murdered. Finding all of this history out was empowering. It’s a miracle to think that here I am, two generations later, as a correspondent at CNN. I’m so grateful to be alive today knowing that I’m breaking generational curses. ¡Sí se puede! #family #history #iamhere #ibelong #noexcuses #justresults