# What's missing from the American immigrant narrative

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@WellsFargo
- Speaker: Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_camarillo_gutierrez_what_s_missing_from_the_american_immigrant_narrative)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Recounting her story of finding opportunity and stability in the US, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez examines the flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience -- and shares hard-earned wisdom on the best way to help those around us. "Our world is one that flourishes when different voices come together," she says.

## Lectures

1. [What's missing from the American immigrant narrative](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/elizabeth_camarillo_gutierrez_what_s_missing_from_the_american_immigrant_narrative/893e5dec2068), 11 min (TED's player)