Adriana Pavon Wants to Help Your Career In Fashion
I grew-up in Mexico City in a family with sparse resources – some call it poor. My two sisters and I shared the workload within the household. I was cooking by the time I was 10. My parents, who worked...
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I look at the stage where the panel of experts is sitting; each of them renown in their respective professional field. I see a college president, a university scholar, a state politician, an urban...
View ArticleHow Grace Lee Boggs Helped Me Define My “Asian American-ness”
How does a young Asian American woman find her compass in an environment where her “Asian-ness” can foster confusion and alienation? With the release of the hailed documentary, American Revolutionary:...
View ArticleHow This Sign Lets Us Be Ourselves (says the Arab American Woman)
“Women-Only” On wedding invitations or party invites in the Arab American world, this rule is a given. In my Yemeni culture, it’s very rare that you’ll find men and women mingling at social gatherings,...
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