Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Military Veteran & Award-Winning Author, Helps Launch "Veterans in Support of Immigration Reform" in Washington, D.C.

SAN FRANCISCO - Nov. 11, 2016 - PRLog -- Gracefully Global Group is pleased to announce that founder and community education advocate Graciela Tiscareño-Sato will be a featured panelist at an event in Washington, D.C. where immigration reform and military service will intersect.

Ms. Tiscareño-Sato, a former English Language Learner, will provide attendees a unique perspective of being born female to Mexican immigrants and how she came to receive an Air Force ROTC scholarship to Berkeley that launched her military aviation career as an officer. The White House honored her as a Champion of Change, Woman Veteran Leader two years ago for her creative work as a publisher to raise educational expectations for Latino students. At the National Press Club, the speaker will share highlights and benefits of her nine years of service that included thousands of hours airborne in a KC-135R refueling tanker, an Air Medal earned over Iraq and assignments with NATO in Italy and the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador.

"A White House staffer suggested we invite Graciela to this panel because her family's journey, her military service and professional accomplishments will perfectly amplify the critical intersection between immigration and military service that hasn't been fully explored yet," said Octavio A. Hinojosa Mier, Veterans for New Americans Coordinator at National Immigration Forum. "Ms. Tiscareño-Sato will make critical connections for our attendees on Monday so our policy makers will begin to appreciate the huge pool of young immigrants (and their future children) who can play critical roles in our national defense and security today and for decades to come, both as enlisted members and in the officer ranks. Allowing undocumented youth a chance to earn legal status through military service is a logical and mutually beneficial step that's needed."

Today as a social entrepreneur, publisher and keynote speaker, Ms. Tiscareño-Sato puts her multilingual, multicultural, global life experiences to use bringing inspiration and motivation to children and adults in our nation's schools, libraries, universities and educational conferences.

"I'm thrilled to add my perspective to this event," said Ms. Tiscareño-Sato. "My mission and passion is to inspire my fellow Americans while showcasing the positive contributions of Latino Americans in the USA. I'm a bilingual storyteller who advocates for my diverse Latino community and for higher educational expectations from educators who serve kids like me who started school speaking fluent Spanish. What a blessing to be asked to contribute my voice to Veterans for New Americans during this important conversation about how America's immigrants and undocumented youth can play important roles in our national security while earning their path toward citizenship."

The Veterans in Support of Immigration Reform will take place November 14^th at the National Press Club Lisagor Room, 529 14^th N.W. in Washington, D.C. Registration link is here.

Gracefully Global Group LLC is an SBA-certified Woman-Owned Small Business participating in the SBA 8a program to serve federal agencies. The company is the premier independent publisher of positive media images and case studies from the Latino community in book, eBook and live presentation formats for K-12 school districts and universities. The firm's first book in the Latinnovating (978-0-9834760-0-9) series received three honors at the International Latino Book Awards in New York City when it debuted, for its unique focus on showcasing Latino-led innovation and entrepreneurship in the green economy. Ms. Tiscareño-Sato's new children's book Captain Mama's Surprise/La Sorpresa de Capitán Mamá won First Place in the "Most Inspirational Children's Picture Book - Bilingual" category at the 2016 International Latino Book Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured recently by USA Today, NBC News and School Library Journal. Employing its ten-time award-winning educational books, the firm helps organizations and corporations with diversity and inclusion initiatives reaching out to veteran and Latino communities with a creative blend of literature, multicultural marketing and public speaking offerings. Its mission is to "create literature that showcases the positive contributions of Latino Americans in the USA."