I have always struggled with messages about national, racial or gender identity.. even when it comes to trivial messages like “eat French”, “buy iron from our American...
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“Believe in yourself”
VIDEO: Chunmei Li shares her story of courage, determination and achievement in choosing her life’s path.
“Entre Deux” …
J’ai toujours eu du mal avec les messages sur l’identité nationale, raciale ou de genre.. même quand il s’agit de message aussi triviaux que “mangez...
A Journey to PR
When me and my husband got married on March 2009, it never slipped our minds that one day, we would separate ways because either of us had to work abroad. But we really never know what God...
“There’s So Much Strength in Women”
VIDEO: Sabrina Speich shares her story of empowerment, of helping other women, and of her work as a midwife in Mexico.
“It’s not the way you think it is”
VIDEO: Whitney Dowers from Canada shares her story about how other people’s assumptions about us can affect our lives.
Embracing Native Heritage
Our daughter attends Lee Elementary and finished our the 4th grade. She will be going back in the fall to start 5th grade. Her name is Courtney. I’ve attached a few pictures for you...
The girl with the most cake
This is pretty long but this all needs to be said: I’m a black sheep. And I really mean that, too. I’m a black sheep. I was born in April 1993 in Ventura, California, not too...
The FINISH Line
Tomorrow evening, hundreds of girls and their running partners will “rock” the Lehigh Valley Parkway for the Girls on the Run 5K event. We have been working toward this date since mid...
TO LOVE OTHERS, I LEARNT TO LOVE SELF FIRST
My name is Rachael Mpiriirwe. I am married and a mother of twins and because of this, in Uganda I am called “Nalongo” (mother of twins). A few months ago (at the beginning of the year...