While little research has been conducted on Asian undocumented students in higher education, it was the powerful story of an Asian undocumented high school student, Tereza Lee, that inspired Senator Richard Durbin to co-author immigration legislation known as the 2001 DREAM Act. Tereza's story represents an important counter-story to what many perceive as the dominant narrative and a widely-held misconception that issues of undocumented immigrants and undocumented students only affect Latinos. The purpose of this study is to include Tereza's narrative as a solution to the problem of its exclusion in higher education. Asian critical race theory centers the voices and work of Asian Americans in research and is used as a theoretical framework. A qualitative research approach is used with Tereza's narrative embedded in a single case study, and in-depth interviews were conducted with seven individuals who know Tereza. Findings indicated that Tereza's story impacted federal and state legislation, changed educational policies, and raised national awareness about the experiences of undocumented students. This research also discusses unintended consequences, challenges, barriers, and harmful impacts with an overuse of the dreamer narrative and identifies harmful impacts that the DREAM Act language and eligibility requirements have on many undocumented students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]