it's about insecurity, self-discovery and the joys of growing as an authentic versant. it's about deep-sixed s. in n. america as it really is. sonia sotomayor is the first hispanic in third woman to serve on the u.s. supreme court. she was born in the bronx and raised in a public housing project. her parents moved to puerto rico to new york city during world war ii. her father became a factory worker and her mother joined the women's auxiliary corps. sonia sotomayor was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of seven and her father died when she was nine. she and her younger brother were raised by a single mother. her brother is now a doctor. sonia sotomayor graduated as valedictorian of her high school class. she graduated from princeton university summa cum laude receiving the highest price for an undergraduate while attending yale law school. she was editor of the "yale law journal". she could have become a highly paid lawyer, but she went right into public service, becoming an assistant district attorney serving the people of new york. she served in almost all levels of