Gary Sosa has been an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor for over 30 years, the last 16 in the ESL Department at Palomar College. He has a degree in English and in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. While he was born and raised in Los Angles, his ancestors came from Mexico and Japan. Living abroad for many years (mostly Asia) and teaching immigrant and international students for all of his teaching career have made him keenly aware of racial problems and ethnic divisions not only in the US but all over the world. Gary enjoys communicating with people from other countries and cultures and equally enjoys helping people across cultures and languages understand and appreciate one another.