Faces of NPR *Latin Heritage Month*: Jasmine Garsd

Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You'll find out about what they do and what they're inspired by on the daily. This month, we feature our Latin community for Latin Heritage Month starting with Jasmine Garsd.

The Basics:

Name: Jasmine Garsd

Title: Correspondent, Criminal Justice

Twitter Handle: @JasGarsd

Let's start off by telling me where you're from.

I am from Argentina. I was raised in Argentina, in Buenos Aires. My whole family's from there.

And what's your official title at NPR?

I am a correspondent. I cover criminal justice and New York. And right now I'm on hiatus on an assignment, which is a bilingual podcast about soccer and immigration.

Congratulations! That's so exciting.

Thank you.

So how has your experience with NPR been?

I go way back with NPR, but I started anew with NPR two years ago and it's been