
Episode #5
Olivia Flores: Bi-Cultural Latina Reclaiming Her Identity
<p>Olivia Flores, M.A.T. is a dynamic educator and leader of over a decade from the Chicago area and a proud transplant of six years to the Kansas City community. A multiethnic, non-native Spanish speaker, Olivia’s trajectory changed when she received the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship that funded her own Spanish immersion in Argentina. </p><p>Olivia dedicated herself to teaching English Language Arts on Chicago’s Southside before completing a Fulbright grant in Colombia. The Green Fellowship brought Olivia to Kansas City where she founded the Kauffman School’s AP Literature and Composition course where her studen...

