From not speaking English to running the US Small Business Administration: The path of one woman’s American dream

Source: New York Post

Through July 4, The Post, in conjunction with the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, is featuring US citizens explaining what the American dream means to them in 2026 — including Maria Contreras-Sweet, the former United States Administrator of the Small Business Administration. I was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. I had this beautiful grandmother who believed in the power of “yes.