Beltran, Yazmin (1985)

Yazmin Beltran Elizade was born (1985) and raised in a Mexico that was increasing in violence and danger. Over the years, her father Jose Beltran dreamed of the opportunities of a better life in the United States. Eventually, that dream became a reality in Las Vegas when Yazmin was a teenager. By then, she had aspirations to become a lawyer and fight criminal activity.

Yazmin’s youthful goals modified. And she embraced the path to a career in journalism. She did not shy away from reporting on the unsavory topics such as the tragic disappearances of women in Mexico known as las mujeres de Juarez. Spanish being her native language and English skills based on early education, Yazmin found ways to perfect her skills taking ESL classes at CSN and also a class with her mother Tayde Elizade from the Latin Chamber of Commerce.

She is the loving mother of two and continues to build her career local media. In 2019, she wrote an article for the Nevada Independent about the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada: https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/oral-history-project-will-preserve-stories-of-latinos-who-shaped-southern-nevada