Johnson County Native Sonia Nazario Retraces Honduran Teen's Perilous Journey

By Steve Kraske,

Published April 1, 2015 at 2:22 PM CDT

Johnson County native Sonia Nazario won a Pulitzer Prize for her series in the LA Times chronicling one Honduran teen's journey to the United States to find his mother. On this edition of Up To Date, Steve Kraske speaks with Nazario about the risks she took to get the story, and the ongoing struggle of immigrants and families in Central America.

Sonia Nazario will speak about her book, Enrique's Journey, at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 6 at Donnelly College’s Community Event Center in Kansas City, Kan. Tickets are not required, but please RSVP to nfansher@donnelly.edu to reserve your seat. Click here for further information.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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Lisa Rodriguez

Kansas City needs journalists who show up not just on people’s worst days, but on their best ones — and the boring ones in between. As KCUR’s news director, I build relationships across the metro, so our newsroom can bring you critical information when times are tough, and seek out moments of joy to celebrate. Email me at lisa@kcur.org.

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