Posted in Media Appearance, Non-Sports News on Jul 9th, 2010
When I was first approached about appearing on Basic Black, the show was just going to focus on the World Cup. A few days before the show, the producer mentioned that she would also like the panel to touch on SB 1070, Arizona’s controversial immigration measure. It ended up being a two-part program with the […]
Posted in Media Appearance, Sports on Jul 9th, 2010
After my radio appearances on The Callie Crossley Show, I was asked to be a guest on Basic Black. The show is a discussion-format program that focuses on issues of interest to the African American community and airs on WGBH, the New England PBS affiliate. The conversation covered everything from race and the World Cup […]
Posted in Media Appearance, Sports on Jun 29th, 2010
After appearing on The Callie Crossley Show two weeks ago, I was asked to come back as a guest to talk about companies’ efforts in marketing to the Latino audience during the World Cup. It was a great segment, and I’m already looking forward to the next time I’m invited on the show. My segment […]
Posted in Media Appearance, Sports on Jun 17th, 2010
This afternoon, I appeared as a guest on The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH, Boston’s NPR station, to discuss the World Cup, soccer and the role the sport plays in immigrant communities. I appeared on a segment discussing a soccer tournament that a local non-profit organizes, however, my contributions were about soccer in the broader […]
Although this site has largely been dedicated to posting selected stories and creating an online portfolio of my work, I also think it’s important to highlight some of the other relevant work I’ve been doing. When I was elected to the board of directors for National Association of Hispanic Journalists last summer, one of my […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2010
When I was asked to write a Black History Month piece, I didn’t want to write just an obligatory “here’s a story about a black player because it’s Black History Month” article. Obviously, diversity in general is something I feel strongly about, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to write a piece […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 18th, 2009
Here’s the second piece I wrote for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. A feature that ran in the print magazine, the story looked at the struggles undocumented college students face when pursuing a college education. This segment of students has really been impacted by the current economy and growing anti-immigration sentiment.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 15th, 2009
Here’s a piece on Major League Soccer’s efforts to reach the Latino market. The league has really been at the forefront of appealing to this key demographic. This story was written to run as part of ESPN.com’s Hispanic Heritage Month package.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 5th, 2009
This is the first of two stories I recently wrote for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. The piece looks at what Sonia Sotomayor’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court means to Latina law students and professors. It ran online today to coincide with the beginning of a new term in the high court. I also […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2009
I am now on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. I was elected Region 2 Director. The region covers from Maine to New Jersey and is the biggest of NAHJ’s eight regions. I ran for the board because I am committed to NAHJ and its goals. I literally would not […]