Maria Hinojosa’s New Memoir, ‘Once I Was You’ Tackles Immigration, Identity and How to Thrive in Journalism

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Journalist and author Maria Hinojosa was, as she put, “the first Latina in every newsroom I ever worked in." In her new memoir, “Once I Was You,” the longtime host of NPR’s Latino USA tells the story of her life as an immigrant, storyteller and advocate, as well as her challenging rise in broadcast journalism. Hinojosa details her struggles with anxiety, managing family and career, and becoming a media entrepreneur. She also provides a window into the historical events that shaped her life and stories she reported on such as the Salvadoran refugees she befriended in college who were displaced by U.S. interventions in Central America. For decades, she has covered immigrants, the immigration system and the policies behind how America treats its most vulnerable residents. We’ll talk to Hinojosa about the book and the latest news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:14.6	From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim. Coming up on forum, a conversation with journalist Maria Inahosa.
1:18.6	The longtime host of Latino USA has written a new memoir, Once I Was You,
1:24.6	where she talks about being the first Latina in every newsroom she's ever worked in
1:28.4	and her struggles with imposter syndrome, and about the stories she cares most deeply about,
1:34.0	the stories of immigrants, immigrants who are detained and abused, who force this nation
1:38.7	to confront its cruelty and hypocrisy, and immigrants finding ways to embrace their binational identities and shape
1:45.7	what it means to be American. Maria Inahosa joins us after this news. This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
2:04.2	Maria Inajosa respects and understands the power of journalism.
2:09.2	As the host of NPR's Latino USA and founder of the nonprofit news organization Futuro Media,
2:15.3	she uses that power to tell the stories of people often ignored
2:18.9	by mainstream outlets, people vulnerable and unseen.
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