Early life
Pacheco grew up in San Diego after immigrating from Tijuana, Mexico with her mother and brother at the age of 4. She received her Permanent Resident Card shortly before attending Columbia University, on a Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium scholarship.In popular culture
Pacheco's story was featured in the true stories collection "Little America" from Epic Magazine. and served as the storyline for the second episode of the TV Series Little America.References