About Michelle Carballo

My name is Michelle Carballo and I am a recent graduate from CSUN class of 2020. I am a first-generation college student with a bachelors in Chicana/o Studies. With this degree I hope to attend law school soon and practice immigration law. My parents have always instilled in me as a young child that if I have the opportunity to help others who cannot necessarily help themselves, to put myself out there and be the person others lack in their lives. With this in mind, I understand many of the needs of my own undocumented Latino/a community and want to do my part as an immigration attorney to make a difference.

As of now, I continue building on my knowledge of how others may be needing assistance, what the community worries about the most, and what I can do to be the support needed. As someone who has been privileged with having more opportunities than others, I want to organize to bring awareness for those who do not. With my growing knowledge in immigration law, I see the lack of understanding in my own community about their own rights and their options. Those who are currently incarcerated and in detention centers deserve to be heard as well. Too often, people choose to focus on the individual aspect of their lives. If it does not apply to the individual, then the rest of the world must also be okay. This should be far from the case. There is too much injustice and too many people in need who must be heard. As an abled person I choose to make myself available to hear and listen to the needs and wants of others and using my background knowledge to try and better any given situation.

Coming from a multicultural home, I understand the differences and misunderstandings there may be between two different people. Organizing events in high school to having been given the privilege to organize the Asylum Advocacy conference for the Law Office of Vanessa Frank in 2019 has given me hope. This hope comes from seeing how many others are also ready to get involved for the same cause. Coming together for the same cause is inspiring and continues to fuel my passion for what I do and all I hope to become.

The Contemporary Issues of the Chicana class I took at CSUN in the Spring of 2020 sent me a powerful message. I always understood the importance of the Chicana/o movement but reading more about the role of many women in this movement took my breath away. I wanted and continue to want to be someone who makes an impact in the lives of Chicanas just like those women are to me. I wanted to assist putting together this site because the world deserves to know all our class efforts and the impact this class had for each and every student in this class. I also want to personally thank Profesora Marta Lopez-Garza for all she has done for the students and the lasting impact her class will have in my life.