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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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