Mila encourages you to embrace in interdisciplinary thinking as she explains her pursuit in nurturing her interdisciplinary mind. Mila Burns is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Latin American & Latino Studies at Lehman College, CUNY. She is the Associate Director at the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Burns is the author of Dona Ivone Lara’s Sorriso Negro, and Nasci para Sonhar e Cantar: Dona Ivone Lara, a Mulher no Samba. She holds a Ph.D. in History, a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies, a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology, and a B.A. in Journalism. Mila is a university professor with an interdisciplinary profile, with an emphasis on media, anthropology, and history. For two decades, she has worked as a journalist in Brazil and New York, having served as editor-in-chief and anchor of América News, a newscast dedicated to the Latinx community broadcast at TV Globo International. Her articles have been published in several newspapers, magazines, and academic publications. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx