Ema works closely with educators to implement the Chicago Literacies program, which aims to help students (grades 3-5) improve their literacy skills while learning about Chicago History. Recently, she has been working on elementary school programming for the collaborative. Making the museum more inclusive and responsive to local Chicago communities is the goal! Much of the focus is ensuring that BIPOC voices and stories are present to deter historical erasures. This initiative seeks to incorporate diverse narratives and perspectives by making student programs culturally responsive to the audiences they serve. The CLC is an education initiative that provides students with meaningful learning experiences centered around Chicago history. She served as an educator/workshop facilitator for the Chicago Learning Collaborative (CLC). During her second year, Ema began working at the Chicago History Museum. In her first year, she became a substitutive teacher at Chicago Public School, working with students in the southside and westside. After graduating, Ema decided to take a two-year gap for career exploration. in Latin American Studies with a minor in sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She was born in Mexico City, Mexico but has been living in Chicago since the age of five and therefore considers herself a Chicagoan.
Ema is a first-generation college student raised in the Southside of Chicago.
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