What Ricky Ricardo and Sonia Sotomayor have in common

[JBoy]

Both Desi Arnaz/Ricky Ricardo and Sonia Sotomayor came from humble beginnings, but went on to exemplify what "the American Dream" is supposed to be all about.


From Desi Arnaz's memoirs (via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz#Beliefs):

Arnaz was patriotic; in his memoirs, the first object of thanks is the United States itself: "I know of no other country in the world", he wrote, in which "a sixteen-year-old kid, broke and unable to speak the language" could reach the success he had. Over the show's six-year run, the fortunes of the Ricardos mirror that of the archetypal 1950s American Dream: At first, they live in a tiny brownstone apartment; Ricky's fortunes continue to improve, and they move into a slightly larger one with a view after Little Ricky is born. Later, Ricky gets his big break and goes to Hollywood; shortly after returning to New York, all of them have the chance to travel through Europe. Finally, Lucy and Ricky head for a house in the wealthy Connecticut countryside.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor :

Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Her father, Juan Sotomayor, had a third-grade education and did not speak English. He was from the Santurce area of San Juan. Her mother, Celina Báez (born 1927), was from the neighborhood of Santa Rosa in Lajas, a still mostly rural area on Puerto Rico's southwest coast. ...

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Desi Arnaz's father was the youngest mayor of Santiago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz