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Caught in the middle: A student and a teacher
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Jennifer Mangandi-Sibrian. (Sanya Wason) Being the only daughter and the middle child of her...
La Voz Latina
6 days ago2 min read
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Behind the camera: A filmmaker’s journey
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Mark Aguilar. (Ashley Neyra) Whenever the latest film comes to theaters, Mark Aguilar is the...
La Voz Latina
6 days ago2 min read
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Putting out fires, blazing new trails
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Raquel Chaupiz. (Sanya Wason) Whether dancing on the biggest performance stage or racing to...
La Voz Latina
6 days ago2 min read
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Un sueño sin fronteras
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Jhennifer Celestino Alva. (Sanya Wason) After fulfilling her dreams to strengthen her...
La Voz Latina
6 days ago2 min read
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‘Bring a little sweetness to your life via culture!’
Escrito por Dulce Or tiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Randi Whitehurst. (Sanya Wason) When Randi Whitehurst was forced to sell a product for a class,...
La Voz Latina
6 days ago2 min read
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Crafting her story and the building blocks of life
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Salma Gonzalez Ramirez. (Ashley Neyra) A través de sus intereses y metas profesionales, la...
La Voz Latina
6 days ago3 min read
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Encontrando La Voz
Escrito por: Dulce Ort iz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Alexa Figueroa. (Diana Rivera) After being gifted a broken tripod, 14-year-old Alexa Figueroa...
La Voz Latina
6 days ago3 min read
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From one interest to the next
Escrito por: Dulce Orti z 🇬🇹 Headshot of Justin Guzman. (Ashley Neyra) During his sixth grade year, a teacher brought her husband, who...
La Voz Latina
6 days ago2 min read
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Mirna Araujo
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of  Mirna Araujo. (Diana Rivera) Through Mirna Araujo’s unique journey thus far, the graduating...
La Voz Latina
May 16, 20242 min read
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Michelle Castro-Lemus
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Michelle Castro. (Diana Rivera) At nine years-old, Michelle Castro was asked a question that...
La Voz Latina
May 16, 20243 min read
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Irving Bravo
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Irving Bravo. (Diana Rivera) Irving Bravo, a proud, Latino architecture student, is determined...
La Voz Latina
May 16, 20242 min read
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Guilianna Berrocal Velez
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Guilianna Berrocal Velez. (Diana Rivera) Being two years short of becoming a lawyer in Peru,...
La Voz Latina
May 16, 20243 min read
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Abigail Escobar
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Abigail Escobar (Diana Rivera) Abigail Escobar, a proud first-generation student and mother, is...
La Voz Latina
May 16, 20243 min read
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Alejandro Diaz-Lopez
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Headshot of Alejandro Diaz-Lopez. (Diana Rivera) Alejandro Diaz-Lopez was raised in a loving, immigrant...
La Voz Latina
May 16, 20242 min read
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Franco Cabrera
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Franco Cabrera standing in front of McKeldin library on April 18, 2024. (John Valencia) Franco Cabrera was...
La Voz Latina
May 1, 20242 min read
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Katheryn Mendez
Written by: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Katheryn Mendez standing in front of McKeldin library on April 18, 2024. (John Valencia) As the eldest...
La Voz Latina
Apr 29, 20243 min read
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Gloria Aparicio Blackwell
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Image courtesy of Gloria Aparicio Blackwell. The University of Maryland is blessed to have an inspirational...
La Voz Latina
Nov 27, 20233 min read
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Nadine Vos
Written by: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Nadine Vos (courtesy of Nadine Vos) Nadine Vos is one of our generation’s rising, talented, and young...
La Voz Latina
Nov 21, 20233 min read
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Luis Alfonzo
Written by: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Luis Alfonzo on Oct.25,2023 (Ian Dalrymple) One of UMD’s overachieving staff members is Luis Alfonzo, a...
La Voz Latina
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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Jaqueline Menjivar
Escrito por: Dulce Ortiz 🇬🇹 Jaqueline Menjivar, Project Coordinator for the Office of Community Engagement on Oct.25,2023 (Ian...
La Voz Latina
Oct 25, 20233 min read
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