Emily Neil is a freelance journalist based in Philadelphia. Her work has been published in AL DIA News, Generocity, IJNET, The Philadelphia Citizen, WHYY, and more.

Prior to moving to Philadelphia, Emily worked as a communications officer for SERES, a Guatemalan non-profit organization focused on youth leadership and sustainability education in Guatemala and El Salvador. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, Emily received her Master’s of Science in journalism from Columbia Journalism School in 2016, and graduated with a B.A. in Middle Easter studies and a minor in Spanish and Latin American studies from Barnard College in 2014.

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Madres inmigrantes latinas enfrentan desafíos para recibir y acceder a atención prenatal adecuada

POR EMILY NEIL CON CONTRIBUCION DE MICHELLE MYERS EL 23 DE SETIEMBRE DE 2022

Extrañando a la familia, lidiando contra el racismo en los consultorios médicos y forjando una comunidad para apoyarse mutuamente: Tres madres inmigrantes latinas en el área de Filadelfia comparten sus historias de embarazo.

Latina Immigrant Mothers Face Challenges in Receiving and Accessing Adequate Prenatal Care

BY EMILY NEIL WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MICHELLE MYERS ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Missing home and family, facing racism in doctor’s offices, and forging community to support one another: Three Latina immigrant moms in the Philadelphia area share their pregnancy stories.

Puerto Rican Voters: A Decisive Factor Nationwide

BY EMILY NEIL ON OCTOBER 29, 2020

Nationwide, Latinx voters hold an unprecedented power in the 2020 election cycle, now making up the second-largest electorate in the country. In battleground states like Pennsylvania, Latinx voters have the numbers to sway results in favor of one candidate or another. More specifically, Puerto Rican voters could hold the key to this election.

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