Samantha Martinez

Born and raised in Long Beach, California. First generation college student. Hija de inmigrantes mexicanos. Nieta de campesinos oaxaqueños. I come from a place where our voices are overlooked or misconstrued. Where my parents and people like them don’t get heard because they don’t speak English. My main goal when it comes to my career in journalism is to give the unheard in my community a voice. An actual voice in important matters and to add onto the female hispanic representation that is very much needed in the journalism industry.