Daniela Bonscher is a senior majoring in History and Latin American & Latinx Studies with a minor in Museums & Cultural Heritage. Growing up in the border city of El Paso, TX has been an inspiration for her studies and a gateway for exploring her Mexican American identity at Rice. Passionate about reevaluating historical narratives in education, she plans to apply to doctoral programs in History and/or Latin American Studies after she graduates. Daniela's interests range from histories of public memory to analyzing Latine stereotypes in movies (ask her about her Star Wars article!). In her free time, she enjoys writing poetry, drawing, and reading. If she's not listening to Hamilton, she's playing the violin or singing with the Low Keys, Rice's all-female a cappella group.

Humanities research interests: Social history & historiography in the Americas, historical archaeology, border studies, site & artifact preservation, minority representation in film.