Merci Silva-Acosta

Brainstormer, Connector, Educator/Teacher, Event planner, Foodie, Idea generator, Student, Writer/Editor

Merci Silva-Acosta is a graduate student of a Masters in Hispanic Studies at University of Nevada Las Vegas, and a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the World Languages and Cultures Department. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Hispanic Studies with a Magna Cum Laude and Dean's List Honor from the same institution. As a first-generation and a non-traditional student, Merci is interested in Spanish Linguistics, Latin American Popular Culture and Latin American Literature on the subjects of Indigenous cultures and feminist studies, as well as minorities' representation and discrimination. She is working towards obtaining her PhD in Latin American Studies to fulfill her goal of becoming a professor and increase minorities' representation in academia

Communications, Language Interpretation, Language Translation, Research, Teaching, Writing