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Native Tucsonan, first generation Chicana, Spanish heritage speaker and instructor, and Heritage Language Program assistant. Xochilt received her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona with a major in Spanish and a minor in Philosophy. She later obtained a master's degree in Spanish with an emphasis in Spanish Literature and Hispanic Cultures. Her main academic interests are Latin@ representation in Pop-Culture, Border Studies, and Heritage Language pedagogy. Xochilt has been teaching in the Heritage Language Program since 2013.