Edna Monroy

Edna Monroywas born in Iguala Guerrero, México. She came to the United States at the age of 12 in 2001 to reunite with her family. She grew up in Westmont, an unincorporated area of South Los Angeles. Despite her language barrier as an ESL student while in middle and high school, she managed to graduate with high honors, and attend UCLA in 2007.