Bristol resident Linda Pacheco had no idea what life in America could offer when she and her family moved to the United States from Portugal at age 7. But today, she is living her version of the American dream. Pacheco, 49, has worked at various hair salons in Bristol and Warren over the past two decades. She was most recently employed at Jaide Salon in Bristol, until she found out that her employer faced losing the business. Instead of hanging up her scissors, Pacheco decided she had to do something. "I always wanted to have my own salon and me and the other girls working at Jaide faced …