Written by: Sophia da Silva 🇧🇷 Headshot of Alexa Rosales. (Emelyn Gomez) When Alexa Rosales thinks of strength, she thinks of her mother. “She came here with absolutely nothing,” Rosales said. Her mother, alongside her siblings, immigrated from Peru at 16 years old and had Rosales when she was 24. Without her parents, she was required to figure everything out on her own. “She's gone through so much, and she's still standing,” Rosales said. It’s an example of resilience tha