Instantly, journalism became not just a passion but the driving force in my life. Everything, and everyone, took a backseat to my work. Getting good grades at school took a backseat to my being a reporter. If it didn’t have anything to do with furthering my career in journalism, I didn’t do it. The myopia energized me, giving me the chutzpah (a word I first learned from Rosie’s show) to advocate for myself. After returning from the “minority” summer camp of mostly Latino and black high school students, I cold-called the Mountain View Voice, my local weekly community newspaper, and talked my
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