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The University of New Mexico

Latin American & Iberian Institute

Dunia Barahona

BA Double Major
Speech and Hearing Science and Spanish

Photo: Dunia Barahona

Language of Study : Portuguese

A double major in Speech and Hearing Science and Spanish, Dunia Barahona was awarded a 2017-2018 Academic Year FLAS fellowship to study Portuguese. Dunia is a full-time undergraduate student whose future goal is to receive a Master’s degree in Bilingual Speech Pathology at UNM so she can help her community and underserved communities. Dunia believes that in our increasingly diverse society, a bilingual speech pathologist must be multilingual, and with this in mind, plans to use the FLAS fellowship to further her knowledge of Portuguese. The Academic Year FLAS fellowship will help Dunia achieve this major goal, and will connect her further to understanding different