.Lee esta historia en Espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Patricia Ortiz is pleased to become a first-generation Salvadoran American. Her mother, born as well as raised in El Salvador, came to the USA for a far better option despite not understanding anybody or even the English language.As a job manager for Area Projects as well as Collaborations at NASA's Armstrong Flight in Edwards, The golden state, Ortiz manages several space and also air transportations tasks for new innovations that start from the early stages to the implementation. This entails meeting along with companions, dealing with leadership as well as taking care of the venture for efficiency and purpose success.While reassessing her journey to NASA, Ortiz respects her mommy for her resilience and also the impact she had on her. "My mother faced a lot of challenge in relating to this country, but she pertained to this nation to ensure that I could possibly perform this." This take on choice to transfer to an unfamiliar place was what unlocked for Ortiz to inevitably help NASA.Ortiz appreciates remaining linked to her Salvadoran roots and one method she performs this is with food items. Her beloved dish: the pupusa. "My mommy makes the best pupusas along with chicharru00f3n [pig], cheese, and also curtido [cabbage slaw] It is actually so great tasting!".NASA is commemorating Hispanic Culture Month by sharing the rich histories, cultures and enthusiasms of staff members that support improving the company's objective and excellence for the benefit of all humankind. This month-long, yearly party honors as well as acknowledges the Hispanic and Latino Americans who have actually favorably determined as well as enriched our country and also society.