.Lee esta historia en Espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Patricia Ortiz is actually glad to be a first-generation Salvadoran United States. Her mother, born and also lifted in El Salvador, concerned the United States for a better chance despite certainly not knowing any individual or the English language.As a project supervisor for Area Projects and Partnerships at NASA's Armstrong Tour Research Center in Edwards, California, Ortiz handles various area and flights projects for brand-new technologies that start coming from the beginning to the completion. This includes meeting with partners, partnering with leadership and also handling the venture for efficiency as well as objective effectiveness.While reassessing her trip to NASA, Ortiz tributes her mom for her resiliency and also the influence she carried her. "My mama faced a lot of difficulty in relating to this country, yet she concerned this country to ensure that I can do this." This brave decision to move to an unusual area was what opened the door for Ortiz to ultimately benefit NASA.Ortiz delights in keeping attached to her Salvadoran roots and also one method she does this is actually with meals. Her beloved meal: the pupusa. "My mother creates the very best pupusas along with chicharru00f3n [pig], cheese, as well as curtido [broccoli slaw] It is actually therefore great tasting!".NASA is commemorating Hispanic Ancestry Month through sharing the abundant pasts, lifestyles as well as passions of employees that add to developing the company's goal and success for the perk of all humanity. This month-long, yearly party honors and also acknowledges the Hispanic and Latino Americans that have favorably determined and also enhanced our country as well as culture.