From la pisca, manual labor to a successful PhD in Nurse Practice, Beatriz Bautista is an exemplary role model, not just for Latinas, but to all women. Can you tell us more about your background? I’m from Edinburg, TX but spent most of my childhood in Idaho. My grandparents came to this country thanks to [...]

Name: Rose Miranda Position & Title: Border Patrol Agent Employer: United States Border Patrol What are some of your job responsibilities? To deter anything associated with terrorism, counter narcotics, illegal immigration and human trafficking. Mainly to deter illegal entries into the United States by patrolling the middle areas between the ports of entries. We look [...]

Describe your current job now and what you like about it: I have the blessing of being the main anchor and reporter for Telemundo Austin. We cover the central Texas area providing local, national and international news in Spanish during our 5pm and 10pm noticieros on cable channel 75, and digital channel 42.2 I love [...]

Cynthia Escalante uses her financial savvy as a financial planner to help people with their finances from saving money to opening their own businesses. She is the first in her family to go to college and get a degree. She is a go-getter who is dedicated to accomplishing every goal she sets for herself.  Today, [...]

Kandolite Flores is a broadcast journalist in El Paso Texas.  She gets information and stories from the community and delivers them in the news hour. She also reports on the traffic every morning to make sure people get to work and school on time. She is a positive role model in the community and loves [...]

Angela Sustaita is the owner of Klothes Lime Buy-Sell-Trade in El Paso, Texas. The resale boutique sells fashionable secondhand clothing for women and men. The concept is used to encourage people to reduce, reuse and recycle. Customers can bring in their items that are just hanging in their closet and trade them for a stylish [...]

Do you dream of writing for a living? Get inspired by Jennifer Cervantes, who does just that as a middle school fiction author and college instructor.   Cervantes has been writing since 2006 and released her first novel, Tortilla Sun, in 2010. The novel has kept her busy and on the road, speaking at various events, [...]

Linda Asaf is a Texas designer with a penchant for lace, chiffon and silk dresses. Asaf, who is of Mexican and Chinese heritage has her own shop in Austin, a new swimsuit line and an online store. She is perhaps best known for her custom-made bridal gowns, which start at around $1,500, depending on the [...]

As the population of Latinos increases in the U.S. and is predicted to triple over the next 20 years, one woman is putting an effort to uncover untold stories of Latinos who fought in the country’s past wars. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez is an associate professor in the school of journalism at the University of Texas at [...]

What are some of your job responsibilities?My primary duty is a board operator. This basically means running the controls in the studio. Over the years, I have become an on-air radio personality, also. I am also responsible for making sure interviews are booked and orderly on the night show.  Like any other DJ in the [...]