I have a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine in Spanish literature and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in psychology. I am currently a second year law student at Northwestern California University School of Law. My goal is to become an immigration attorney. I have been working with teenage girls that were trafficked for the past two years. I am currently a freelance translator and I am a board member for the nonprofit Fear of Return.
I grew up in Southern California and then spent 17 years on the east coast. As a teenager, my first job was at a deli.I worked with men who were migrants from Mexico. My high school Spanish improved by leaps and bounds, and I decided to major in Spanish. I volunteered at a prenatal clinic for low income women and acted as an interpreter and translator. Later on, I volunteered at Catholic Charities Immigrant Services as a translator of vital statistic records (birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, and death certificates). I continue to translate documents for immigration cases and medical documents.
Navigating the various bureaucracies and the legal system in the United States can be challenging for someone who is fluent in English. My goal is to help my clients to successfully make themselves understood. Every person has a story to tell. With every document that I translate, I assist my clients to make their voices heard. | 
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