This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Arlina Yang, a junior at the University of California, Davis. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified Yang's employment history. I came to the US in 2019. As an immigrant from Taiwan going to UC Davis, a non-target school, Big Tech was a dream that I didn't think I could have. As an immigrant, I lacked a lot of parental guidance. My parents don't really know anything about tech, let alone job