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My name is Isaac de Castro. I am a Sephardi and Ashkenazi Panamanian Jew. Growing up in Panama, I always looked up to the United States, and for as long as I can remember that is where I saw my future. I saw a vast country with endless opportunity, a strong identified Jewish community, and I never took for granted the privilege I had of holding citizenship with which I could easily take the step towards my own pursuit of an American dream.