Miriam Burbano last published book is Pepita Brown's Best Gift Ever! It can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QHNBDZQ Miriam Burbano was born in Ecuador, she has become known for her social initiatives focused on peace, the development of vulnerable groups in her own country and on migrants. Her personality and her achievements represent love for others and support for education. Miriam has been involved in various activities like #JEL, the Young Latin American Writers Initiative that supports writers and includes editing and publication of anthologies to give a voice to social groups that, before her, had no voice. In all her forays she has left her mark as a woman; of a woman committed to humanity. Miriam Burbano intensely lives the dreams of others and makes them her own. She accompanies every dreamer in the conquest of her own dreams, her life story makes us suspect that she becomes a real hero and not a science fiction character. Miriam Burbano is an educator by profession, she is certified ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) by the Oxford Institute of Languages. She attended California State University, Los Angeles, where she studied Business Administration. She feels committed to the process of empowering Latinos through education. Educating women is one of her constant purposes to break the cycle of social inequality. In 2001, Miriam became a co-founder of the Leadership Academy Charter School in an underserved area of Los Angeles. She worked at the Institute for Youth Policy, overseeing programs for more than 2,000 students, recipients of free services in academic tutoring. She has served on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations. Miriam Burbano is the founder of MBC-Education, an organization dedicated to the art of empowering people through education. Miriam Burbano is Co-founder of www.revolutionenglish.org where she uses technology to teach language skills to students from all over the world. Miriam is the founder of the Force Migrant Club, an organization to motivate and grant scholarships for higher studies. She is currently Director of the Department of Languages at the National Polytechnic College. Her hard work has earned her various national and international awards. In 2014, she received the “LOFT” Award for Innovative Teachers from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and the “Leader 2014” award by the non-profit organization, LA Future Leadership, Inc., dedicated to working with young people in the areas of leadership, communication and the arts. In 2015, she received the “Activist of the Year'' Award from the Union of Guatemalan Immigrants in America (UGE Americas). In 2016 she obtained the title of Ambassador of Peace, awarded by Le Cercle Universel de la Paix, France. In this same year, Miriam received the 2016 Woman Activist award, awarded by California Assemblywoman Patty López. In 2017, Miriam received two awards: Ecuadorian Tribute USA, in New York City and the Leadership Award, in the city of Los Angeles, from the Club Luz of America, in this recognition she shared the stage with the Emmy winner, Norma Roque. Miriam Burbano is Ecuadorian; by chance of fate she has lived in different countries, she feels like a citizen of the world. She has a Central American attachment, since she has “two almost children”, Koky and Carlos, both born in San Salvador, are like her family. Miriam Burbano has baptized them as Prides of El Salvador. Part of her history, nurtures and feeds on activism, different leaders call her the Latin American Pillar. Her work as an activist does not know flags, nor does she distinguish languages, races, skin color, religions, social classes or personal preferences. We see Miriam Burbano working, without distinction, with organizations from different countries. She is the founder of the Young Latin American Writers, #JEL. Its objective is to create activists; its artillery is literature, letters as tools. Her publications oblige local governments to become aware of the needs of the new generations. #JEL has offices in El Salvador, Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador and Mexico. As a writer, she has made her mark with "The Little Blue House", a children's book. She is the author of a community collection of poems, “Cantando Medio Siglo”. She has curated and coordinated literary projects, highlights the anthologies "Migrant Memories", "Heroes of CBO", “Changing the World”, How "Save Our Planet TODAY!", "Roses to the Rhythm of Hope" of the famous organization of the Parade ", among others. She has published various poems and has received the title of "Vice President and Beacon of Peace", awarded by the Manuel Leyva International Institute and the Ibero-American Society of Poets, Writers and Artists (SIPEA). Miriam is currently President of the Association of Latin American Writers (ADELA), based in Los Angeles, California. Miriam Burbano is part of the Board of Directors of Latinas Public Service Academy-LAtinas, a program dedicated to training young women of Latino origin as future political leaders. She was president of the National Women Political Caucus, highlighting her achievement for gender equality, in the area of public service, in the United States. In her spare time, Miriam teaches classes for the General Educational Development Test (GED) aimed at the adult community, to people who have not finished high school. Their tutoring allows them to achieve the General Education certificate and with the degree that allows them to continue their academic careers at the university, or the work field, of their choice. Miriam Burbano has a dream; she wants to found a Transitional Housing Cooperative, to support women who, due to motherhood, cannot continue their college education. Miriam Burbano has two children. One has a college degree in mathematics and his daughter is a student, pursuing her doctorate in neurological biology at Columbia University in New York. In her personal life, Miriam Burbano's passion is working on social justice issues. She worked with other organizations so the undocumented could obtain a driver's license in California, supports immigration reform and efforts for dignity and respect for immigrants. These are issues that have taken her to the Vatican where she has delivered letters from undocumented to Pope Francis. Miriam Burbano has also received the Juliano Award, which is given to people who provide social contribution to achieve a better world. There are no doubts about her work, her merit, or the noble work she is still doing, by those with the will to get ahead. Her contribution is tireless and worthy of imitating, recognizing and sharing, to say that Miriam Burbano is a complete heroine, a real product of love, of her commitment and broad desire to help through literature and other means. By Manuel Olmoss
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