A Dreamer’s Tale: Soil Microbes, Climate Change, and Being an Undocumented Scientist (Union of Concerned Scientists; Got Science? Podcast Episode 48)

In this episode Evelyn talks about:

• How she got interested in science 
• Being an undocumented immigrant and a scientist
• Why DACA was necessary for her to do scientific research 
• Her commitment to mentoring students and other undocumented immigrants

Timing and cues:

• Opener (0:00-1:23) 
• Intro (1:23-3:47) 
• Interview Part 1 (3:47-10:57) 
• Break (10:57-12:12) 
• Interview Part 2 (12:12-24:20) 
• Sidelining Science Throw (24:20-24:39) 
• Sidelining Science (24:39-28:05) 
• Outro (28:05-29:03)

Interview: 

https://www.ucsusa.org/ep48-valdez-ward#.XCKiCi2ZPy8