In my podcast, I interviewed Elsa Lopez who migrated from Tijuana, Mexico at the age of 11 to National City, California. In which, although she grew up in a wealthy family and attended private school back in Mexico, came to the United States without knowing English and struggled to learn English. She is now in her late forties, working for the County of San Diego as a Supervising Management Analyst to create budgets for public works projects in the city. I chose to interview Elsa Lopez because she is breaking down borders in our community. She has managed to gain a higher division job for the city when she came into this country without the basis of learning English. In learning this, I focused on the themes of intersectionality, inclusion in community, and borderlands.
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Janica Kann