.Lee esta historia en Espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Patricia Ortiz is actually honored to become a first-generation Salvadoran United States. Her mom, birthed and raised in El Salvador, came to the United States for a much better opportunity despite certainly not understanding anybody or the English language.As a job manager for Area Projects and Relationships at NASA's Armstrong Trip Research Center in Edwards, California, Ortiz manages different area and also flights tasks for brand-new innovations that start coming from the onset to the completion. This includes conference with companions, teaming up with leadership and also taking care of the project for efficiency and also mission excellence.While reviewing her experience to NASA, Ortiz tributes her mother for her resiliency as well as the impact she carried her. "My mother encountered a ton of difficulty in relating to this nation, however she concerned this country to ensure that I can perform this." This brave decision to transfer to an unusual place was what opened the door for Ortiz to ultimately help NASA.Ortiz delights in remaining connected to her Salvadoran origins and one method she performs this is with food. Her preferred recipe: the pupusa. "My mother creates the greatest pupusas along with chicharru00f3n [pork], cheese, and curtido [cabbage slaw] It's so delicious!".NASA is actually celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through discussing the rich histories, societies and also enthusiasms of staff members that add to developing the company's objective and also excellence for the advantage of all mankind. This month-long, yearly festivity praises and also recognizes the Hispanic and Latino Americans who have actually favorably affected and also improved our country and also culture.