The Immigrant Experience in America: Ep 70: The Guatemalan Experience: Author of 'If You Only Knew'

Ep 70: The Guatemalan Experience: Author of 'If You Only Knew'

Jan 18, 2023

In this episode, my guest Emily Francis shares her immigrant story.

Astrid Emily Francis is an English as a Second Language teacher at Concord High School in Concord, North Carolina. She serves students in 9th-12th grade with various English proficiency levels. Emily’s experience as an English Language Learner inspired her to become an ESL teacher and afforded her a deep understanding of the challenges her students must overcome to succeed. She earned a BA in Spanish and a MAT in ESL from UNC-Charlotte. She serves as a professional development facilitator, motivational speaker, and Keynote. Emily is an executive board member of the Carolinas TESOL. Emily is the author of the book If You Only Knew: Letters from an Immigrant Teacher. As a leader, Emily inspires students to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more.

In this episode, Emily and I discussed:

Her story of how she got to the US
What was life like taking care of her siblings while her mom lived in the US to work first
The circumstances of how she arrived in the US with no formal documents
The dangers and risks of her story on how she entered the US as an undocumented immigrant
How she uses her life story to teach and connect with other people, particularly her students
The challenges and opportunities she had made her the person she is today

Connect with Emily Francis here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsemilyfrancis/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilyfranesl

Blog: https://inspiringenglishlanguagelearners.weebly.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrs.francisesl/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgOlIRSJwj4rgxtFNj5BR7Q?app=desktop

You can check out her book, If You Only Knew: Letters from an Immigrant Teacher HERE.

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