What Is It That People Are Missing?

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I think that for many of the people who have that kind of like classic version of the American dream, you in some ways have a life that was the embodiment of it. And so I think that when you then say, hey, here's the nuances that people are missing,. It carries so much weight because it's like, well, I did all the things and I achieved all the things but it wasn't what you believe it is.

When do you feel like you've reached "success"? Julissa Arce is an acclaimed social justice advocate, the author of four books, a former vice president at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, and was named a 2019 Woman of the Year by the City of Los Angeles. But if you ask her, she’s still redefining what success looks like, and if it matters. Julissa immigrated to the United States at 11, and was undocumented for almost 15 years. In her latest book, and in today’s episode, she rejects the idea that assimilation can create belonging and brings success – and asks what we can do instead to reconnect and celebrate all that makes us unique. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts