With the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, several events are being announced.
Jacqueline García
Senior Reporter
About
Jacqueline García is an award-winning journalist with over 14 years of experience covering issues ranging from immigration and politics to health and education. Most of her reporting has focused on issues affecting the Latino population. She has a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Cal State Northridge and a master’s degree in communication management from USC, where she also taught journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
She previously worked at La Opinión newspaper, where she won four José Martí Awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP). She is originally from Puebla, México and is a former DACA recipient.
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