Empowering Latino Voices: A Conversation with Sofia Gonzalez

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In this episode of the Teachers Forum, David welcomes Sofia Gonzalez, a passionate educator and advocate for the Latino community. Sophia shares her journey from a daughter of immigrants (4:15) to becoming a teacher and nonprofit leader. She discusses the importance of cultural identity in education (00:08:39), the diversity within the Latino community, the debate around the term Latinx (16:16), and the challenges faced by Latino students and teachers (19:39). The conversation also touches on the significance of representation in education (28:37), and the initiatives of her nonprofit, Project 214 (00:43:49). Sofia shares her vision for the future of education where it is a right for all and where the voices of the Latino community are valued. (49:36).

You can contact Sofia on Twitter (X): @_sofiaspeaks and at sofiaspeaks.com

Recommended books by Sofia Gonzalez

1. Bettina Love:  Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal  and We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom
2. Chris Emdin: Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success 
3. Shawn Ginwright: Hope and Healing in Urban Education and The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves

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