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Sylvia Mendoza

Sylvia Mendoza is an award-winning journalist recognized as one of "50 Voices of the Future in Journalism" and "1 of 25 Influential Latina Leaders" invited to a United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women" forum. She is the author of The Book of Latina Women: 150 Vidas of Passion, Strength and Success and Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography. Her latest essay appears in the academic anthology, Label Me Latina/o.

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Hispanic Community March 2019 Premium

Columbia U’s Summer Immersion Programs

“Engage with your favorite subject. Experience Ivy League Life and the vibrancy of New York.” The teaser slogan for Columbia University’s summer programs for high school students is enticing. What could be better for a student who loves learning than time on a prestigious campus in the heart of New York, diving deeper in learning about a subject that intrigues them?

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Technology September 2018 Premium

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrating Today’s America <b> by Sylvia Mendoza </b>

The first Latina astronaut was Ellen Ochoa, a Stanford graduate and inventor for NASA.  Joaquin and Julian Castro, brothers from San Antonio, served as U.S. Representative and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, respectively. Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.  Gloria and Emilio Estefan from the famed Miami Sound Machine have sold 100 million records and now own their own recording studio. She received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to American music.

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Arts and Media August 2018 Premium

Carlos Bravo, A Manos Llenas, Blessings From the Gods by<b> Sylvia Mendoza</b>

Carlos Bravo is one of those soft-spoken souls whose words take on more depth in their storytelling capacity. He appreciates words, languages, literature. As a poet, each word weighs heavy on interpretation and connectivity, emotion and perspective. The poems he’s written freezeframe highlights and lowlights of individuals and society, observations and desires for humankind, emotional and heartfelt snapshots of life in action. The title of his compilation, “AMBROSÍA: A MANOS LLENAS,” gives thanks to the nectar of the gods—and acknowledges that if we accept life’s gifts with open hands, our lives will be filled with abundance.

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