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Meet Yola Lu: How A Bucket List Item Turned Into a Career
The recent breakthrough of Ronny Chieng’s Speakeasy generated more public interest in Asian American comedians. In this article, I sit…
Ethnicity · Interviews · Race
Meet Smrithi Upadhyayula: An Informative Interview on Publishing
In a previous article I published on Balance Now, I analyzed the representation of Asian Americans in the U.S. publishing…
Meet Aurora Hinz: Life as a Korean Transracial Adoptee
While many adoptees carry deep trauma connected to adoption, Aurora is grateful to have had a positive experience.
American Universities: The Center Of Diverse Cultures (Part 1)
With increased international students and immigrants, American universities have absorbed different cultures from multiple origins. This article will depict how…
Meet Tia Moua, a Hmong Activist for Underrepresented Communities
The Hmong population of Washington state is uniquely small! Of the 320,000 Hmong people living in the United States, only…
Meet Dr. Ia Xiong, a Hmong Psychologist Helping Her Community
Many people have experienced intergenerational trauma. Among those are the people in the Hmong community. Many Hmong people in the…
Meet RaeShawn and Lashone: From Unemployed Twins to Business Owner Sisters
During a time of global unemployment, Maryland native twin sisters RaeShawn and LaShone Middleton both got laid off on the…
Meet Abbey Wemimo: The Nigerian-American CEO making The Financial System More Equitable
Abbey Wemimo is an immigrant from Nigeria who became a CEO. Catalyzed by the discrimination his mother experienced through her…
Meet Natalie Romero-Marx: The Educator turned Self-Healer
Natalie Romero-Marx is an artist, filmmaker, educator, and producer from Colombia who turned to self-healing during the pandemic by connecting…
Las chicas del barrio, meet Natalia Estrada and Britney Conroy.
Natalia and Britney met in 2017 and became inseparable friends. During the pandemic, they talked about how their mental health…