Talk Categories: Immigration
How a gorilla got me into the Olympics
When Elsa Sanlara joined Mexico’s National Taekwondo Team at just 17, she thought she was training for medals. In this powerful TEDx talk, Elsa shares how elite athletic training prepared her for something even harder: adapting as an immigrant, challenging stereotypes, and finding her place in unfamiliar environments.
How Long Does It Take To Become An American?
Over the past 250 years, the United States has developed rules on who gets to call themselves an American and who doesn’t through laws, legislation and walls. Writer and Thai-American Jaed Coffin is calling on U.S. citizens to spend less time asking who is an American and more time asking how people have become an American.
