Transcripts for BBCNEWS 100 Women In Conversation 20240604 0

Transcripts for BBCNEWS 100 Women In Conversation 20240604 02:31:00

you just received the jane fonda humanitarian award, glamour uk women of the year, latino power list. and now us, bbc 100 women, it's a pleasure having you with us. thank you. and thank you for the, for the honour of being on the list with such incredible other women. 0k. let's start with an easy question. let's talk about your name, america. mm. what's the true story behind your name? yeah. well, i'm named america after my mother, who is also named america. and it's true, growing up in the united states of america, everyone assumed that it was a, it was a patriotic homage by my immigrant parents. but the truth is, is that in latino america, the name america is much more common. and so my mother is actually named after a very obscure holiday that she was born on, called dia de las americas. and i was due on her birthday. and so i was also named america. so that, so my name is very central american and latino americana.

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