It used to be that people came to our country in search of the American dream. We have long been known as the land of opportunity and I believe we still are as long as you are willing to work hard. It’s no wonder so many come from other countries like Mexico in search of a better life. I can’t blame them one bit since my ancestors did the same thing and I’m glad they did because I know I wouldn’t have the chances I do now if they hadn’t.
Laura Diaz is one of the people who’s family came here hoping to make a better life for their family. Well this lady has done her family and herself proud. She worked hard and has become one of the top influential Hispanic News Anchors in the country. She is an amazing young woman. She has also won several awards. She is an eight-time Emmy Award winner. That is an amazing accomplishment in itself. She won an Emmy in 2006 for Individual Achievement in Feature Reporting. She won back-to-back Golden Mike Awards in 2005 and 2006 for best feature reporting. She earned her a national Imagen Award in 2006 for the first in depth television interview with incoming Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
In 2003, Ms. Diaz received the L.A. Press Club’s highest honor, the “Joseph M. Quinn Award” for journalistic excellence and distinction. Her story about Billy Queen, a federal agent who went undercover to bust up a murderous motorcycle gang, was awarded an Emmy and a Golden Mike. She also confronted an angry gang member for a story on “Emotional Gangs,” a new kind of street gang that spreads hate between African Americans and Latinos in Los Angeles. So not only does this woman have guts when it comes to getting a story, she has the determination to reach for excellence and accomplish it.