Sara Campos is a writer, lawyer, and currently a program officer at the Grove Foundation. After almost two decades of advocacy on behalf of immigrants and refugees, she obtained an MFA in creative writing from Mills College and has published fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in a number of publications including the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Wandering Song: Central American Writing in the United States. She has also received fellowships from Hedgebrook, Mesa, Refuge, Letras Latinas, and the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley. She is a recipient of an Elizabeth George Foundation grant.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Trump’s Assault on Asylum: An Opportunity to Reflect on US Humanitarian Values
Sara Campos considers “The End of Asylum” by Andrew Schoenholtz, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, and Philip G. Schrag....
Creating Space for Immigration and Race: A Conversation with Jennifer De Leon
Sara Campos talks to Jennifer De Leon about her two recent books, "White Space" and "Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From."...
Notes of an Undocumented Son
Sara Campos reviews Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas new memoir, "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen."...
Naming The Dead Who Toiled Our Fields: The Latest from Tim Z. Hernandez
Sara Campos on Tim Z. Hernandez's "All They Will Call You."...
A Journey Inside a Crucible of Violence in Central America
Óscar Martínez sheds light on the violence and corruption in Central America, resulting in an increase in immigrants to the United States....
An Immigrant Story, the Tango, and Gender Fluidity
Carolina de Robertis's third novel of historical fiction, "The Gods of Tango," is a bold and mesmerizing meditation on the immigrant experience....
Just What Is It About Illegal You Don’t Understand?
Aviva Chomsky’s dense, academic book comes to one simple conclusion: “the way US immigration laws operate is absurd.”...
Justice Revealed: Sonia Sotomayor’s Early Years
FROM THE SECRET inner workings of the country’s highest court comes a rare and intimate glimpse into the mind ...
