Fall 2025-Spring 2026
Emily is a senior at the University of Texas at San Antonio majoring in Finance with a minor in Legal Studies. She is a proud daughter of immigrant parents from San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, Emily became embedded in a city rich with Mexican heritage and deep rooted in community values. As a result, it became abundantly clear the struggles her community was facing. Participating in U-LAMP facilitates the ability to support the Latin immigrant community in their pursuits to achieve the same opportunities her family once received. Her goal is to attend Law School and utilize her education to support Latinos pursuing a career in law and to ultimately serve as financial advisor for legal nonprofits in the South Texas area. She believes that legal education should be accessible to all and that representation in the legal profession should reflect the communities it serves.
Josselyn is from Los Angeles, California and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. She is currently a senior at Wellesley College where she majors in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy. Growing up Josselyn saw the extensive impact of her family's immigration status. As she became aware of the barriers and how the law heavily influenced her parents' access to resources, opportunities and employment she grew frustrated but also curious. Josselyn became invested in understanding the experiences of other Latino immigrants which led her to pursue a research opportunity in Mississippi in the Summer of 2024 where she sat and listened to their inspiring stories of perseverance making her realize how widespread these barriers were. Fall of that same year she studied abroad in Oaxaca, México in a program focusing on migration, borders and transnational communities to further her understanding of the history and context of migration not just from Mexico but from Central and South America. Her experience in the program made her want to pursue a career in immigration law and policy. Josselyn hopes to use her knowledge and experience to meaningfully contribute to U-LAMP's mission but to also develop their skills and knowledge to become an advocate of immigration reform.
Lizbeth is a second-year student from Houston, Texas. Her parents are from a small pueblo in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and they moved to Texas with her brother when he was one year old. Her parents’ story not only shifted her understanding of the challenges faced in coming to the US, but also shifted her desires to helping others through community service and through her career aspirations. Her community in Houston was made up primarily of Mexican immigrants leading her to have interests in immigration law. She is currently attending Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, pursuing a major in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Alexei is a first-year student at The University of Texas San Antonio, majoring in Architecture. At the age of five, she immigrated with her mother from Northern Mexico to Houston, Texas, where she and her mother gained citizenship. She experienced the everyday struggles that immigrant children face as they assimilate to overall American culture and learned to advocate for herself. This led to her passion for activism and community outreach. She participates with her local Latino student organizations and church events supporting Latino families both in the U.S. and abroad. She hopes that through U-Lamp, she will be able to make an even greater change and learn the skills necessary to better advocate for her community both in Houston and her home away from home at UTSA.
