Category: Interviews
Will Congress Have Its First Transgender Representative in 2024?
LOS ANGELES, Calif. | The 2022 elections commemorated many political milestones for the LGBTQ community, including the number of transgender candidates increasing by 100% since…
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 down with Yola Lu to…
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 industry. I found that while…
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 people preserve and spread distinct…
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 2,400 live in Washington state.…
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 US came as refugees from…
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 same day that month, two…
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 interactions with the financial system…
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 to her indigenous roots. “Many…
