She immigrated to the United States at the age of 10 from Lima, Peru. As a teacher in Los Angeles and NYC, she witnessed the impact immigration continue to have on the students and parents she served, which inspired her to co-found ImmSchools. In , she was selected as Forbes 30 under 30 in Education for her work at ImmSchools. She is inspired by the resilience of her parents and the immigrant and undocumented community to fight for educational equity and justice. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. ImmSchools is an an immigrant led nonprofit organization that partners with K schools districts and educators to support the unique needs of the undocumented and immigrant community. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 3. Despite this large number and the fact that the K system is one of the only public institutions that undocumented immigrants have access to due to Plyler v. We believe that our education system can become an effective source of communicating, educating and engaging the undocumented and immigrant community.


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Emmanuel Ogunkoya. She began her journey as an immigrant activist in by co-founding a grassroots organization dedicated to organizing and informing undocumented students of their rights and access to higher education. Through her leadership, the program recruited over DACAmented educators who are teaching in 22 cities across 11 states. She was the first one in her family to graduate from college and her undocumented experience deeply impacted her choice for a career in Education. She was awarded the Urban Education Student Researcher of the Year Award for her research on the threat of deportation and its impact on middle school students. In , she was selected as Forbes 30 under 30 in Education and an inaugural TIME Next listmaker for her work and leadership in developing inclusive schools for immigrant families.
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