Dr. Ofelia García is internationally known for her work on bilingual education, language policy, multilingualism, and sociology of language. Her concepts of dynamic bilingualism and translanguaging have had a significant impact on understandings of the complex language practices of bi/multilingual students in the 21st century. Dr. García’s extensive publication record on bilingualism and the education of bilinguals is grounded in her life experience living in New York City after leaving Cuba at the age of 11, teaching language minority students bilingually, educating bilingual and ESL teachers, and working with doctoral students researching these topics. Currently, she is professor emerita at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.