Sonia Nazario — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2003 for her series "Enrique's Journey."
Serves as an Op-Ed Contributor at The New York Times since 2014.
Author of "Enrique's Journey" (2006), which became a national bestseller.
Previously a Projects Reporter at the Los Angeles Times (1993-2008) and Staff Reporter at The Wall Street Journal (1982-1993).
Holds a master's degree in Latin American studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

Biography

Sonia Nazario is an American journalist, author, speaker, and advocate, currently serving as an Op-Ed Contributor at The New York Times since 2014. She is widely recognized for her work tackling complex social issues such as hunger, drug addiction, and immigration. Nazario is best known for "Enrique's Journey," a series published in the Los Angeles Times that chronicled a Honduran boy's struggle to find his mother in the U.

S. This series earned her the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2003.