Omar was born in a town near Querétaro. Querétaro is a mid-sized city that lies a few hours north of Mexico City in the center of Mexico. He grew up in a large family with four siblings, two sisters and two brothers. His parents struggled and endeavored to take care of them. Overall, his family struggled deeply during his childhood. They were poor and could not afford many of the luxuries he now is fortunate enough to obtain. For example, it was extremely rare that his parents could take him or his siblings out on weekends or even for an ice cream.

Nonetheless, while he was living frugally, he had a great community of friends and family to support him. He would often hang out, play, and listen to music with friends. Yet he still described his 19 years in Mexico as difficult. With the poverty he faced, he eventually stopped studying and began working a number of roles. It was difficult for his family to maintain itself and he was determined to start working. At the time, he was limited in his interests outside of his friends and family.

At age 15, his work career began. His first job was washing cars in his city. Following, he found a job working at a bakery. After he finished his work there, he began his final career before construction working with machine tools molding stoves and pipes. During that time period, he lived with his family and worked tedious hours at his jobs. Eventually, he came across work in construction. He noted that construction in Mexico is much more difficult than the profession in the US. Often, workers have to work on houses alone and without the proper equipment and machines. Eventually, he was ready to take on the next phase of his life and find a brighter future.

After living in Mexico for nineteen years, Omar migrated to the United States with his mother. Since then, all of his live has been spent living here in North Carolina. Omar likes the community that he is in, he says that it is very calm and there is a large Latino presence as most of his neighborhood is, and specifically from Mexico. He and his neighbor have a great relationship and has helped Omar ever since they have known each other. He says the people in the States are very different compared to the people in Mexico in that aspect, especially if you are not that close with somebody.

Omar spends a lot of time with his family. He has three children, his wife, and his mom all in Raleigh. His oldest son goes to school in Durham and younger two are not old enough to attend school just yet. Sundays are spent mainly at the house, beginning with breakfast after they wake up. Then, they go to the grocery store to get food for the week and eat lunch when they get back. On days when the weather is nice, him and his family cook on the grill and eat outside.

Although he has worked in other areas of construction, he has mainly been working in the drywall portion. His uncles worked in drywall first, and that led him to follow in their footsteps. It took him about six to seven months to master the art of drywall. This type of work involves attaching the boards to the framing of a building, and a hammer along with nails are common tools used. There are dangers to this job, as workers use stilts to reach high areas, maneuver the frame of the building, and use power tools to execute the job. Workdays are very long and hot in the spring and summer. In addition, he has an up-and-coming tree business that he also works with. He says that there is not a lot of work to do in the winter, but in the warmer seasons there is.

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Omar nació en un pueblo cerca de Querétaro. Querétaro es una ciudad mediana que esta ubicada algunas horas al norte de Ciudad de México en el centro de México. El crecía en una familia con cuatros hermanos, dos mujeres y dos hombres. Sus padres costaron a cuidarles. En total, su familia se esforzaría durante su juventud. Su familia era pobre y no pudieron permitirse muchos lujos que hoy el esta afortunado a obtener. Por ejemplo, fue muy raro que sus padres pudieran llevar el o su familia durante los fines de semanas o aún para un helado.

Sin embargo, mientras estaba viviendo frugalmente, tenía una buena comunidad de amigos y familias para apoyarle. A menudo ella jugaría y escuraría a música con sus amigos. Aun su infancia, como describió por Omar, fue difícil. Con tal de la pobreza el vivía, eventualmente el salió la escuela y empezó a trabajar en una acumulación de papeles. Era muy duro para su familiar a mantenerse y el estaba determinado a trabajar. Al mismo tiempo, el estuvo limitado en sus intereses afuera de sus amigos y familia.

A la edad de 15, su carrera comenzó. Su primero trabajo fue lavando carros en la ciudad. Siguiente, el encontró un trabajo en una panadería. Después de terminando su trabajo allí, empezó su papel final antes de su carrera en la construcción. El trabajó con las maquias herramientas creando doblados de tubo y estufas. Durante este parte de su vida, vivía con su familia y trabaja horas muy duros. Eventualmente, se dio cuento trabajo en la construcción. El notó que la construcción en México es mas difícil y peligrosos que la profesión en el EE. UU. A menudo, trabajadores trabajan solos sin equipamientos suficientes. Finalmente, el estaba listo para mudarse al próximo parte de su vida y alcanzar una futura mejora.

Después de viviendo en México por 19 años, Omar se marchó al EE. UU son su madre. Desde entonces, el ha vivido en Carolina del Norte. Omar le gusta la comunidad que vive en. El dice que la comunidad es muy cómoda y hay una presencia grande latina, la mayoría de México. El y su vecino tiene una amistad buena y el se ha ayudado Omar desde se conocían. Parece a Omar que la gente en los estados es muy diferente con relación a la gente en México, especialmente si no sean familiares.

Omar pasa mucho tiempo son su familia. El tiene tres hijos, una esposa, y una madre todos en Raleigh. Su hijo mas mayor asiste una escuela en Durham y los dos menores están demasiado joven para asistir escuela. Domingos están gastados en la casa, empezando con desayuna después de despertarse. Entonces, ellos se van al mercado para comprar comida para la semana y almorzarse cuando vuelvan. Cuando el clima es bueno, su familia y el hace una barbacoa y comer del exterior.

Aunque el ha trabajado en otras áreas de construcción, el ha trabajado en el chiroq. Sus tíos han hecho el chiroq primero, y esto lo llevó a seguir en sus pasos. Ha tardado seis meses a dominar el arte de chiroq. Este tipo de trabajo involucra adjuntando juntas al cuadro de un edificio, y usando herramientas eléctricas a ejecutar el trabajo. Jornadas son muy extensivas y cálidos en la primavera y el verano. Además, el tiene una nueva empresa que corta los aboles. El dice que no hay mucho trabajo en los arboles durante el invierno, pero durante las estaciones más cálidos, hay trabajo.

— Jacob Young and Qaiser Mahmood