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About Camila Osorio Avendano

Camila Osorio is a journalist from Colombia. She studied Political Science in Bogotá and an MA in Sociology at The New School. She is now a student in the Journalism and Latin American Studies program at NYU and she has done reporting in Colombia, South Africa and New York.

Brokenhearted? Have a Heart Condition? A Botanica May Offer a Cure

December 30, 2014 / no comments / 8228 views

Hundreds of stores selling herbal remedies offer emotional and spiritual support to Latino New Yorkers.

Despite Low Wages, Street Vendors See Freedom as a Big Reward

September 9, 2014 / no comments / 3735 views

“What I produce, I produce for me,” says a veteran vendor in this video.

Video: Faced With Restrictions, NYC Street Vendors Push Back

September 8, 2014 / no comments / 6017 views

Part of our series Street Food: Meet the People Who Make It

Feeding the Street: The Untold Story of Women Vendors in New York

August 25, 2014 / 1 comment / 13910 views

NYC has about 25-thousand street vendors, nearly half are women.

Immigrants Give Up the Dream of Homeownership in the U.S.

April 28, 2014 / no comments / 3436 views

After years of work in the U.S., many Colombian immigrants are discovering that the only place they can afford to retire is back in Colombia.