Ashoka Fellow, Ashoka Innovators for the Public. Early Life and background: emigration from Guatemala, experiences of family as undocumented immigrants, service as advocate for family and other immigrants; first career in field of public health with focus on immigrant education and advocacy; pursuit of graduate degree in journalism at University of California, Berkeley: work with Robert A. Calo, ex perience as News21 fellow, exploration of digital spiritual practices in Second Life, research project on Guatemalan art; Columbia Center for Oral History Summer Institute: relationship of oral history to journalism, undergraduate thesis utilizing oral history; career in journalism and plan to incorporate oral history.