What's missing from the American immigrant narrative

Name: What's missing from the American immigrant narrative
Uploaded: 2020-04-21T14:55:25Z
Duration: 10 min 43 s
Description: Recounting her story of finding opportunity and stability in the US, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez examines the flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience -- and shares hard-earned wisdom on the best way to help those around us. "Our world is one that flourishes when different voices come together," she says.

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Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez |

TED@WellsFargo

• February 2020

Recounting her story of finding opportunity and stability in the US, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez examines the flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience -- and shares hard-earned wisdom on the best way to help those around us. "Our world is one that flourishes when different voices come together," she says.