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Since graduating from Washington
State University, Andrea Castillo has
investigated substandard housing, covered
earthquakes, and written about stateless
children born to Venezuelan refugees.

Raised by a single mother from Venezuela,
Castillo grew up speaking English and
Spanish. Her fluency helps her cover
immigration stories at the Los Angeles Times.
At WSU, she worked for The Daily Evergreen,
studied abroad, and participated in a
“backpack journalism” project in Nicaragua.

Castillo credits her professors for encouraging her to pursue journalism. She
landed an internship at The Oregonian, then moved to The Fresno Bee, and
later joined the Los Angeles Times. She covered the Puebla earthquake
and the viral story of a father detained by immigration authorities.

ANDREA CASTILLO
2012 Graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of
Communication at Washington State University

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