Alexandra Martínez

Biography

Alexandra Ali Martínez, Chula Vista, is a senior at Brown University concentrating in International and Public Affairs and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Ali embarked on two honors theses at Brown: an oral history project focusing on families living at the U.S.-Mexico border, and an ethnography on the impacts of U.S. immigration policies on migrant children. An NCAA division 1 varsity distance runner, Ali has done extensive work alongside international organizations and bi-national public interest legal service organizations with a focus on immigration reform. Her aspirations are to be a lifelong advocate to overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable migrant communities worldwide. At Oxford University, Ali hopes to pursue a doctoral degree in migration studies.