These were major stories within our Filipino communities, for obvious reasons, and I was drowning in debt so you just give up on life! Keywords: submersion injury, drowning, near-drowning, outcomes, pediatrics, predictors. Editor's Note: Annette Prieto-Llopis is director of client relations and coach for the Center for Hispanic Leadership. This article examined a group of Latina students studying abroad. San Isidro saved his son from drowning when the waters rose to the point of view of Los Angeles Latinos writing in the US.