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Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

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 Sonia Nazario Biography

They call it “the train of death.” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario clung to the top of a freight train with a young Honduran boy named Enrique on his brave odyssey to reunite with his mother in the United States. Chronicling her experience in her astonishing bestselling book, Enrique’s Journey, based upon her newspaper series that won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, she offers a gripping personal perspective on one of the most challenging and divisive issues today: immigration.

A projects reporter for The Los Angeles Times and now at work on her second book, Nazario has spent more than two decades reporting and writing about social issues. Garnering dozens of awards, including the George Polk Award for International Reporting and the Grand Prize of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, she tackles some of the hot button issues of today, such as hunger, drug addiction and immigration. Nazario has always combined sensitivity with a sensible viewpoint on the subject matter.

In sharing the epic journey that thousands of immigrant children make each year to find their mothers in the US, Sonia Nazario further explores the perils modern day immigrants face. With a reporter’s eye to the truth, she humanizes the issue, posing new perspectives that fall on both sides, while offering solutions destined to change the national dialogue on the influx of immigrants and the effect they will have on the state of the nation.

Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Sonia Nazario and other top speakers and celebrities.

Videos
Books
Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother

Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother

Enrique's Journey

Enrique's Journey

La Travesia de Enrique (Spanish Edition)

La Travesia de Enrique (Spanish Edition)

Speaking Topics

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer

  • Unequal Justice: Immigrant Children & US Courts

    Unequal Justice: Immigrant Children & US Courts Last year, about 30,000 children entered the United States illegally and alone from Mexico and Central America. This year, the number is expected to grow by 70%. These children were caught by US Border Patrol and ordered to go to immigration court to see if they would be allowed to stay in the US legally or would be deported. Like all immigrants who come to the US unlawfully, children are not entitled to a public defender. So more than half of them
    • children as young as two years old
    • go to court alone. They are expected to argue their case for asylum or other relief to stay in the US with no legal advocate by their side. Many of these children have legitimate fears of being harmed if they are deported to their home countries.

  • Enrique’s Journey & America’s Immigration Dilemma

    Using Pulitzer-winning photographs, Sonia Nazario takes you inside the world of millions of immigrant women who have come to the US as single mothers, and the children they have left behind in their home countries in Central America and Mexico. She discusses the modern-day odyssey many child migrants—some as young as seven, all of them traveling alone—make many years later riding on top of freight trains through Mexico on their quest to reunify with their mothers in the US. Nazario, who spent three months riding on top of these trains to tell the story of one child migrant named Enrique, shares her story in the context of determination. She discusses the role of determination in her own life—in overcoming the death of her father at age 13, living through parts of the Dirty War in Argentina, and overcoming major travails in college to ultimately become the youngest person hired at The Wall Street Journal and one of a handful of Latinos to win the Pulitzer Prize—as well as in the lives of the migrants she wrote about. Unlike many who speak on this topic, Nazario sees immigration as an issue with many shades of gray, with winners and losers.

  • In Praise of Ganas (Persistence)

    Yes, passion and risk taking can get you far. But to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Sonia Nazario, persistence has been the key to her success. This presentation is an ideal convocation or commencement speech in praise of ganas—Spanish for persistence.

  • Making Ethical Choices

    As a journalist, Sonia Nazario often feels like a "fly on the wall," watching difficult situations play out without being able to take action herself. Because of this, the stories she has written over the years have frequently been featured as case studies in half a dozen textbooks on journalism and ethics. This presentation is an exploration of the ethical dilemmas a journalist faces, in which Nazario shares her experiences making ethical choices. She accompanies her speech with a PowerPoint of photographs.

FAQs

  • HOW TO BOOK Sonia Nazario?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Sonia Nazario for both live and virtual events for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Sonia Nazario, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Sonia Nazario or any other celebrity of your choice.

  • HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK Sonia Nazario?

    Booking fees for Sonia Nazario, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies between live and virtual events. Other factors that can affect speaker fees include the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The live and virtual event speaking fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Sonia Nazario, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

  • WHO IS THE AGENT FOR Sonia Nazario?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Sonia Nazario for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Sonia Nazario for your next private or corporate function.

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    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Sonia Nazario or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Sonia Nazario or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
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Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Travels From:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Speaking Fee:
Live Event: $10,000 - $20,000  
Virtual Event: $10,000 - $20,000
Categories:
Authors, Business Speakers, Current Events, Education, Ethics and Integrity, Foreign Policy, Hispanic Heritage, Influential Women, Journalists, Science and Technology, STEM, University Speakers, Virtual Speakers, Women in Society, Women's Issues

Sonia Nazario Biography

They call it “the train of death.” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario clung to the top of a freight train with a young Honduran boy named Enrique on his brave odyssey to reunite with his mother in the United States. Chronicling her experience in her astonishing bestselling book, Enrique’s Journey, based upon her newspaper series that won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, she offers a gripping personal perspective on one of the most challenging and divisive issues today: immigration.

A projects reporter for The Los Angeles Times and now at work on her second book, Nazario has spent more than two decades reporting and writing about social issues. Garnering dozens of awards, including the George Polk Award for International Reporting and the Grand Prize of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, she tackles some of the hot button issues of today, such as hunger, drug addiction and immigration. Nazario has always combined sensitivity with a sensible viewpoint on the subject matter.

In sharing the epic journey that thousands of immigrant children make each year to find their mothers in the US, Sonia Nazario further explores the perils modern day immigrants face. With a reporter’s eye to the truth, she humanizes the issue, posing new perspectives that fall on both sides, while offering solutions destined to change the national dialogue on the influx of immigrants and the effect they will have on the state of the nation.

Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Sonia Nazario and other top speakers and celebrities.

Sonia Nazario Videos

  • 2017 CSWA Keynote: Sonia Nazario: Enrique's Journey & America's ...
    2017 CSWA Keynote: Sonia Nazario: Enrique's Journey & America's ...
    May 1, 2017 ... Sonia Nazario has spent decades reporting and writing about social issues important to the social work profession. While best known...
  • Sonia Nazario: Crossing Borders - YouTube
    Sonia Nazario: Crossing Borders - YouTube
    Jan 5, 2015 ... They call it “the train of death.” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario clung to the top of a freight train with a...
  • Sonia Nazario - A Voice for the Voiceless - YouTube
    Sonia Nazario - A Voice for the Voiceless - YouTube
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Sonia Nazario Books

Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother
Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother
Enrique's Journey
Enrique's Journey
La Travesia de Enrique (Spanish Edition)
La Travesia de Enrique (Spanish Edition)

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Sonia Nazario Speaking Topics

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer

  • Unequal Justice: Immigrant Children & US Courts

    Unequal Justice: Immigrant Children & US Courts Last year, about 30,000 children entered the United States illegally and alone from Mexico and Central America. This year, the number is expected to grow by 70%. These children were caught by US Border Patrol and ordered to go to immigration court to see if they would be allowed to stay in the US legally or would be deported. Like all immigrants who come to the US unlawfully, children are not entitled to a public defender. So more than half of them
    • children as young as two years old
    • go to court alone. They are expected to argue their case for asylum or other relief to stay in the US with no legal advocate by their side. Many of these children have legitimate fears of being harmed if they are deported to their home countries.

  • Enrique’s Journey & America’s Immigration Dilemma

    Using Pulitzer-winning photographs, Sonia Nazario takes you inside the world of millions of immigrant women who have come to the US as single mothers, and the children they have left behind in their home countries in Central America and Mexico. She discusses the modern-day odyssey many child migrants—some as young as seven, all of them traveling alone—make many years later riding on top of freight trains through Mexico on their quest to reunify with their mothers in the US. Nazario, who spent three months riding on top of these trains to tell the story of one child migrant named Enrique, shares her story in the context of determination. She discusses the role of determination in her own life—in overcoming the death of her father at age 13, living through parts of the Dirty War in Argentina, and overcoming major travails in college to ultimately become the youngest person hired at The Wall Street Journal and one of a handful of Latinos to win the Pulitzer Prize—as well as in the lives of the migrants she wrote about. Unlike many who speak on this topic, Nazario sees immigration as an issue with many shades of gray, with winners and losers.

  • In Praise of Ganas (Persistence)

    Yes, passion and risk taking can get you far. But to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Sonia Nazario, persistence has been the key to her success. This presentation is an ideal convocation or commencement speech in praise of ganas—Spanish for persistence.

  • Making Ethical Choices

    As a journalist, Sonia Nazario often feels like a "fly on the wall," watching difficult situations play out without being able to take action herself. Because of this, the stories she has written over the years have frequently been featured as case studies in half a dozen textbooks on journalism and ethics. This presentation is an exploration of the ethical dilemmas a journalist faces, in which Nazario shares her experiences making ethical choices. She accompanies her speech with a PowerPoint of photographs.

FAQs on booking Sonia Nazario

  • How to book Sonia Nazario?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Sonia Nazario for both live and virtual events for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Sonia Nazario, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Sonia Nazario or any other celebrity of your choice.

  • How much does it cost to book Sonia Nazario?

    Booking fees for Sonia Nazario, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies between live and virtual events. Other factors that can affect speaker fees include the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The live and virtual event speaking fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Sonia Nazario, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

  • Who is the agent for Sonia Nazario?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Sonia Nazario for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Sonia Nazario for your next private or corporate function.

  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Sonia Nazario or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Sonia Nazario or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Sonia Nazario is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer, Unequal Justice: Immigrant Children & US Courts, Enrique’s Journey & America’s Immigration Dilemma, In Praise of Ganas (Persistence) and Making Ethical Choices. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sonia Nazario for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Sonia Nazario generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sheryl WuDunn, John Zogby, Nicholas Kristof, Asra Nomani and Juan Williams. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sonia Nazario for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Sonia Nazario Speaker Videos

  • 2017 CSWA Keynote: Sonia Nazario: Enrique's Journey & America's ...
    2017 CSWA Keynote: Sonia Nazario: Enrique's Journey & America's ...
    May 1, 2017 ... Sonia Nazario has spent decades reporting and writing about social issues important to the social work profession. While best known for ...
    Sonia Nazario: Crossing Borders - YouTube
    Sonia Nazario: Crossing Borders - YouTube
    Jan 5, 2015 ... They call it “the train of death.” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario clung to the top of a freight train with a young Honduran boy ...
  • Sonia Nazario - A Voice for the Voiceless - YouTube
    Sonia Nazario - A Voice for the Voiceless - YouTube
    Solving Illegal Immigration [For Real] | Sonia Nazario ...
    Solving Illegal Immigration [For Real] | Sonia Nazario ...

Sonia Nazario Speaking Topics

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer

  • Unequal Justice: Immigrant Children & US Courts

    Unequal Justice: Immigrant Children & US Courts Last year, about 30,000 children entered the United States illegally and alone from Mexico and Central America. This year, the number is expected to grow by 70%. These children were caught by US Border Patrol and ordered to go to immigration court to see if they would be allowed to stay in the US legally or would be deported. Like all immigrants who come to the US unlawfully, children are not entitled to a public defender. So more than half of them
    • children as young as two years old
    • go to court alone. They are expected to argue their case for asylum or other relief to stay in the US with no legal advocate by their side. Many of these children have legitimate fears of being harmed if they are deported to their home countries.

  • Enrique’s Journey & America’s Immigration Dilemma

    Using Pulitzer-winning photographs, Sonia Nazario takes you inside the world of millions of immigrant women who have come to the US as single mothers, and the children they have left behind in their home countries in Central America and Mexico. She discusses the modern-day odyssey many child migrants—some as young as seven, all of them traveling alone—make many years later riding on top of freight trains through Mexico on their quest to reunify with their mothers in the US. Nazario, who spent three months riding on top of these trains to tell the story of one child migrant named Enrique, shares her story in the context of determination. She discusses the role of determination in her own life—in overcoming the death of her father at age 13, living through parts of the Dirty War in Argentina, and overcoming major travails in college to ultimately become the youngest person hired at The Wall Street Journal and one of a handful of Latinos to win the Pulitzer Prize—as well as in the lives of the migrants she wrote about. Unlike many who speak on this topic, Nazario sees immigration as an issue with many shades of gray, with winners and losers.

  • In Praise of Ganas (Persistence)

    Yes, passion and risk taking can get you far. But to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Sonia Nazario, persistence has been the key to her success. This presentation is an ideal convocation or commencement speech in praise of ganas—Spanish for persistence.

  • Making Ethical Choices

    As a journalist, Sonia Nazario often feels like a "fly on the wall," watching difficult situations play out without being able to take action herself. Because of this, the stories she has written over the years have frequently been featured as case studies in half a dozen textbooks on journalism and ethics. This presentation is an exploration of the ethical dilemmas a journalist faces, in which Nazario shares her experiences making ethical choices. She accompanies her speech with a PowerPoint of photographs.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent, and wish to request removal from this catalog or report an issue with your profile, please click here.

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