Portfolio& media
Creative portfolio
​Publications-Print & Online
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Author "It's No Disneyland" poem featured in Us Against The Wall Ellen Jacob, 2018.
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Six-word Author: Fresh Off the Boat: Stories of Immigration, Identity and Coming to America. Kingswell, 2017.
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Author: Putting my Foot Down in a Place Called Home, American ME: Teens Write About the Immigrant Experience [anthology]. Youth Communication, 2010.
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Editor: La Luz de Un Cigarrillo, Marco Antonio Rodriguez No Passport Press.
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Monthly Columnist: Vanidades Venezuela Magazine, 2014-2015
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Article: A Mother’s Love, Long Island Wins 2017
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Article: What DACA Means To Me, Medium 2015
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Fellowships & Residencies
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2021 Echoes Writers Group Inaugural Cohort (Primary Stages)
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2021 City Artist Corps
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2021 Exiled Tongues Artist-in-Residence
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2020 Ars Nova ELG Fellow
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2020 Latinx Scholarship recipient- The Frost Place Conference on Poetry
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2020 Playwrights Realm ScriptShare
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2020 Respite, Release Writeing Retreat- Robles Writes Productions
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National Urban Fellow Class of 2019
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Theater
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1001 Voices, Kupferberg Performing Arts Center, (Judith Sloan)
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La Luz de un Cigarillo, York College Theater, *performed in English and Spanish (Timothy Amrhein)
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Bonafide Women, York College Theater (Stephanie Ogeleza)
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Istwa, 2013 Fringe NYC Festival (Tom Marion)
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The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, York College Theater (Bijan Daryani)
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Yo Soy Latina, York College Theater (Timothy Amrhein)
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Anna in the Tropics, York College Theater (Timothy Amrhein)
Film
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The Actor, Avanoir Films, (Bijan Daryani)
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Voiceover
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"Vamos a Bailar" skit, Sesame Street, 2013 (ace & son)
Non-Immigration Features
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The Wire: A Women's March on the World. 20 January 2017
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Village Voice: In a New Show, Immigrant Artists Reckon With the Plight of Displacement by Felipe de la Hoz, 2018
Immigration Policy and Advocacy Features
National
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New York Times: Quote of the Day. 10 January 2018
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New York Times: What Dreamers Say About the Great Immigration Debate. 10 January 2018
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Refinery 29: Students Hunger Strike for Financial Aid, March 2015
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ABC Tiempo with Joe Torres: Interview on Legal Representation for Undocumented Youth, DACA and other relief. July 2014
Local​
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NY1: Immigration advocates continue push for Dream Act. 2018
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NDTV: Dreamers Angry as Donald Trump Blames Democrats. 24 March 2018
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Interfaith Center of NY: NYC Interfaith Leaders Unite, Urge Washington To Show Compassion for Dreamers. February 28 2018
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AM-NY: Trump’s presidency challenges millennials in NYC to become more politically active. 19 January 2018.
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News 12 Long Island: Rally Outside Rep. King's Office Urges Immigrant Protections. 2018
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Raw Story: ‘Dreamers’ are furious Trump is trying to blame Democrats over immigration. 24 March 2018
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​Somos Dreamers: http://www.somosdreamers.us/ 2018
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Spectrum Local News: Piden al Congreso que proteja a 'dreamers' que viven en la ciudad. February 2018
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Newsday LI: Massapequa marchers of many faiths call for DACA support. 12 November 2017
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LI Federation of Labor: Interfaith Rally to Support DACA. 13 November 2017
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LI Dreamers: Trump's election impact. December 2016
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LI Wins: [Feature] Helping Immigrants on their path to Asylum. December 5 2016
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LI Wins Radio: Francis Madi discusses her work helping refugee kids in detention. October 27 2016
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CUNY TV: Francis Madi Cerrada interview profile. 2015
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El Diario: Dreamers protestan Governador Cuomo 2015
Press
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BAM Panel: Film: En El Septimo Dia. Art of Film 2018 series Reel Impact, co-presented by BAM and Amazon Studio. April 2018
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Panel: Facing Uncertain Future, Immigrant Advocates Focus on Preparation and Constitutional Rights. 22 February 2017
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#Not1More Campaign: Organizations Call For a Pause to Deportations
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Patch: Brooklyn Public Forum on Immigration. 1 April 2017
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American Immigration Council: DACA at year 3. June 2015
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More information can be provided upon request