Foundational Learning with Latina Sheroes
My doctoral studies at Teachers College (TC), Columbia University focused on International Education Development and Bilingual/Bicultural Studies. There I had the opportunity to learn from and connect with powerful Latina sheroes who modeled how to forge a path that is authentic, interconnected, and based in social justice. These powerful scholars include María Torres-Guzmán, Sonia Nieto, Ofelia García, and Carmen Dinos.
While at TC and with support from my mentor, Prof. María Torres-Guzmán, I was connected to a public school that had started a bilingual program in Russian. It was the first time I was able to be part of bilingual education that was also in my home language, a point of pride in my years of bilingual advocacy.