{"id":15483,"date":"2019-07-18T12:43:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T12:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=15483"},"modified":"2023-06-08T18:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:59:45","slug":"husky-100-murguia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/18\/husky-100-murguia","title":{"rendered":"Undocumented student mentored others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Daniela Murguia was born in Mexico and came to the United States in 2008 at the age of 12. That was too late to qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Growing up as a participant in one of the most intractable issues in American politics, Murguia didn’t disclose her undocumented status until she arrived at the ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ. She now describes herself as unafraid and unapologetic, \u201cseeking true liberation of all undocumented and minoritized communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A June graduate, Murguia was recognized as one of the Husky 100 \u2014 students who make the most of their UW experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At UW Bothell, Murguia said she was inspired by Alejandra Perez, who led the Latinx Student Union and proudly used the phrase \u201cundocumented, unafraid and unapologetic.\u201d Perez was recognized as a member of the inaugural Husky 100 and awarded the Chancellor Medal when she graduated in 2016. Perez remained at UW Bothell to receive a Master in Education in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWithout her I wouldn\u2019t have had the amount of growth, success and ongoing support that I have today,\u201d said Murguia who said the Latinx Student Union shaped her experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI came across people who facilitated my growth process as a critical thinker and student organizer, and I can\u2019t feel more thankful for that,\u201d said Murguia, adding, \u201cI also believe I was able to offer the same in return.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Murguia mentored undocumented middle school and high school students through programs such as La Cima Latino Leadership Camp, La Chispa Conference and Latino Educational Training Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Murguia worked as a youth leadership program coordinator at the Latino Community Fund and as an Alianza Youth Leadership Program coordinator. As an education equity lead at the Washington Dream Coalition, she ran undocumented ally workshops to train educators in how to best support undocumented students and their families within higher education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Drawing from others <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Giving back to others <\/h2>\n\n\n\n