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Being The Only Brown Girl in The Room: Recognizing My Limits and Avoiding Stress
Speaking to people and making connections has always been easy for me, or so I thought. In my youth and college years, I was always...
Being The Only Brown Girl in The Room: I Could Have Become Hateful But Instead I Became Grateful
Being a first-generation college graduate has placed me in endless moments of “being the only one”. From an early age, it was clear to me...
Being The Only Brown Girl in The Room: Your Viewpoint Is Critical to the Future of This Country
In the last 10 years of my work, more often than not, I am the only Brown girl in the room. I am also often the only female. It is in...
Pride Month: There Is Still So Much More Left to Do
When I first ran for Sheriff in 2004, my family pushed me not to run. They thought the word of me being a lesbian, running for the...
Who Knew That My Passion For Crossing Borders Into New Worlds Would Become An Entire Career?
The art and game of politics isn’t for everyone. But for those of us who are passionate about our communities and who care deeply about...
My Lived Experience Is The Yellow Brick Road To My Career
In so many episodes of my life, I felt like an outsider. Different not only because of my brown skin or native language, but also because...
What I Wish They Would Have Told Me
I'm the daughter of immigrant parents. They both came to this country as many immigrants do, in search of a better future for their...
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