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DR. LILY E. ESPINOZA

Putting a pen to paper for me is a therapeutic exercise that inspires me to understand my thoughts and my world in wonderous ways. I am privileged to have turned my passion for self-reflection into books that I can now share with you. Please take the time to peruse my official Author Portfolio website to understand my work and influences.  You are invited to join me in the city of San Jose for LocalLit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library on Saturday, December 7, 2024! Please stop by to hear about my new book, Centering Pura Vida (2024)! I will be there with copies of my books, Nurturing Our Self: During college, everyday life, and the job search (2022) [#NOS} and my first book, Not Getting Stuck: Success stories of being Latina and transferring from a California community college (2017) [#NGS].

Centering Pura Vida: The movie

Hear her tell her story of gratitude, appreciation, and hope through her own words in this mini-documentary. 

PORTFOLIO OF WORK

Past. Present. Future.

Books

BOOK NOT GETTING STUCK: SUCCESS STORIES OF BEING LATINA AND TRANSFERRING FROM A CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

May, 2017

"Not Getting Stuck," by Lily E. Espinoza, is the first book on college success from the Latina point-of-view. Showcased are voices of Latina students in the transfer process from community college to the university. These are new, fresh, never-before-told stories that allow the reader to experience the heart-pounding adventure of the college admissions process! Follow #NGS today!

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LILY COLLEGE MYTHBUSTERS

July, 2012

The YouTube channel Lily College Mythbusters covers college going topics to encourage students of all ages to pursue higher education. Topics include the college essay, how to choose a college, how to plan for college, being the first in your family to attend college, and much, much more!

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BOOK CENTERING PURA VIDA: What it looks like to include the voice and experience of students of color in higher education leadership, diversity, and inclusion programs

July, 2024

Finding one's life calling is something that can bring direction, confidence, and a lifetime of joy. Here is one person's account of finding her life's true calling and putting her passion into action through a lifetime of work in the field of education. Along the way, she learned how to apply her own personal experience to shaping and improving policy, programs, and practices in higher education. This life lesson can help young and seasoned professionals explore and understand the connection across lived experience, passion, and vocation.

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BOOK NURTURING OUR SELF: DURING COLLEGE, EVERYDAY LIFE, AND IN THE JOB SEARCH.

July, 2022

Recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic is not going to happen without some serious self-reflection. My new book is a map for self reflection that centers our sense of well-being and nurturing for educators. Coming this July, my new book, Nurturing Our Self, is a unique collection of research and reflection on a life redirected. This book is the perfect post-pandemic job search survival guide! More to come soon! Follow #NOS today!

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“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.”

Virginia Woolf

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