Sara Susana Ortiz
M.A. Student Representative, Executive Committee, International Migration Studies Program – USS Delegate, Doctoral and Graduate Students’ Council – Vice-Chair for Graduate Affairs, University Student Senate, CUNY
Aloha! Born and raised in Mexico, my hometown is Honolulu, Hawaii. My ultimate career interest is in the field of housing justice vis-à-vis impact litigation and political/civic engagement. I’m active in political education, electoral, housing and immigrant justice working groups in the Bronx/Upper Manhattan NYC Democratic Socialists of America.
Contact
(917) 657-5601
Academic Interests
Research Interests: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity- 1.5 and 2nd Generation Immigrants, Immigration & Border Policy/Politics, Human Trafficking & Forced Migration, Feminization of Migration, Human Rights/Refugee Rights, Crimmigration, Immigrant Rights & Reproductive Justice, Environmental Racism, Housing Justice vis-à-vis Impact Litigation, Community Capacity Building, Immigration and Health, Metropolitics and Urban Poverty https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Masters-Programs/International-Migration-Studies/Student-Bios/Sara-Susana-Ortiz
Education
- City University of New York (CUNY), The Graduate Center New York, NY
- Hawai’i Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii
- University of Hawai’i – Windward Community College, Kaneohe, Hawaii
- Vincentian Academy – Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
