Monday, December 15, 2008

Portrait of Leticia Barrera


Portrait of Leticia Barrera
By; Yoselin Arroyo

Leticia Barrera is a person of eternal happiness. She speaks sweetly, calmly, and passionately during the interview. Throughout the interview, Leticia told me often that she loves her job, and I was surprised, because that’s the first time I’ve heard that from a hard-working person. While Leticia’s working, she works with people from LSNA, (students and parents), and she likes working with them. She tries to involve parents into participating in their children’s education. Leticia teaches parents in the community about educational issues. Leticia sees that parents can contribute within their community. She’s been working with LSNA for 6 years, and she’s been working for the community 8-9 years. While she was living in Mexico, she was a teacher. She went back to college, and she’s studying to be a bilingual teacher. Her mom inspired her to never give up, and to go through with her work in life. Leticia’s husband supports her educational goals. She’s happy with her community. Leticia’s a parent of three children, and she loves them very much. She was an immigrant from Mexico, but came to the US at a young age. She has lived for a long time in Chicago, Illinois. She would like to change issues of inequality such as racism, etc.

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