Gringa

I grew up in a household filled with Hispanic influences, telenovelas in the evening, rice and bistec for dinner and an old towel on the end of a stick to mop the floor. As a child, I was always extremely proud of my heritage despite being considered a “Gringa” among family and close friends. My interests to be a liaison between Latin America and the rest of the world as a foreign correspondent not only come from familial ties but also a sense of purpose. Just because all Hispanics speak Spanish doesn’t mean each experience is the same. Although the struggles among countries may be similar, each country has a different history along with the reasons why families decide to leave or stay. To accurately represent a group of people I must first …show more content…
A graduate degree in Latin American studies will give me the opportunity to specialize within my chosen career path and learn storytelling on an international landscape.

No matter the language or the country, news media plays an important role within society. How the news is delivered can change a person’s way of thinking towards any subject, especially immigration, as told in a paper co-written by Celeste González de Bustamante about Arizona’s policies towards immigrants and the media’s reaction to these changes. Immigration is neither a new topic of discussion nor exclusive to Arizona or the United States. How the topic is discussed can make a difference between whether people think criminals or people desperate to find a safer home are crossing our borders. While working with Noticas at the University of Florida, I had the opportunity to discuss with Anna Ochoa O’Leary the increase in unaccompanied minors entering the U.S and the dangers they face along the way. When it comes to immigration, the news often focuses on the act itself and the political indecisiveness surrounding it rather than the reasons behind the act. Ochoa O’Leary talked about how even though American news outlets made it appear like the increase in border crossings