Literary Criticism, Folklore, Women's Studies, Border Studies, Chicano Literature, 20th Century American Literature.

Prominent author and speaker

Speech Topics: Education, Inspirational and Motivation Issues

Motion picture and television personality/ Family Values Issues
"Being an American is a state of mind, and to be in a family is to feel the power of belonging, the power of your roots. Family is a tree, the strength of a tree, the roots, the leaves, the past and the present, the future, the fruits, the seeds."

First Hispanic women Surgeon General of the United States

Former President of Costa Rica, international best-selling author