Liz Rebecca Alarcón
Liz Rebecca Alarcón is a speaker, entrepreneur, and political analyst. She’s the Founder & Executive Director of Pulso, a non-profit media outlet reaching more than 1 million Latinos across the United States that produces history stories you weren’t taught in school and commentary you won’t get anywhere else.
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Latinos 101
In this talk, Liz introduces the audience to the Latino community, which now represents 20% of the U.S. population. You’ll learn the nuances, the history, the many ways they identify themselves, and hear some of the contributions of Latinos to the United States. You’ll learn the difference between Latino, Hispanic, and Latinx, you’ll understand the many differences and similarities between the more than 20 countries represented in the Latino community, and you’ll have better tools to collaborate with team members, partners and clients with a Latino background.
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Growing Power: The Importance of Latinos to American Life
In this talk, Liz goes on a deep dive into the power and influence of the Latino community, the issues they’re facing, and the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. From the first Latina on the Supreme Court and the largest Latino Congressional Class in history, to the lack of Latino representation in BoardRooms, in dressing rooms and operating rooms, Liz helps audiences understand how far Latinos have come in our country’s history, and what audiences should be doing to give this growing, economically powerful community decision making power in their industry.
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Founder & Executive Director of Project Pulso
Liz Rebecca Alarcón is a speaker, entrepreneur, and political analyst. She’s the Founder & Executive Director of Pulso, a non-profit media outlet reaching more than 1 million Latinos across the United States that produces history stories you weren’t taught in school and commentary you won’t get anywhere else. Liz Rebecca is eager to engage in speaking opportunities for leaders in the public, private and higher education sectors to elevate the status of Latinos and increase understanding of Latin America. Her writing and commentary has been featured in The New York Times, MSNBC, & The Atlantic, among others. Liz Rebecca is a former Fulbright Scholar to Costa Rica and an alum of the University of Miami and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
When not working at the intersection of media and politics, Liz Rebecca can be found building community in Miami with her husband, Julián, and getting to know her baby daughter, Eva.
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I’m a progressive Venezuelan American. Disliking Trump doesn’t mean I will support Maduro.My fellow progressives actually doubt if I'm still a Democrat just because I won't accept Nicolas Maduro's tyrannic regime in my home of Venezuela.
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Why the First Democratic Debates Will Force 2020 Candidates to Get Serious About Immigration PolicyIt’s no accident that the Democratic Party chose to host its first 2020 presidential debate in Miami.
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Will Venezuelans in Florida Turn Against DeSantis?Have DeSantis and Abbott jeopardized their party’s appeal for Venezuelans already established in the United States? I asked Liz Rebecca Alarcón, a Democrat and a Venezuelan who founded a Latino-focused…
