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Anne Guzman on Exploring Careers Post-Military & Staying True to Herself

Anne Guzman is a first-generation Lesbian/Gay Filipino-American. She was born and raised in the Philippines and migrated to the United...

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Christy Innouvong-Thornton on Advocacy & Giving Back to the SEAA Community

Christy Innouvong-Thornton (she/her/hers) is a first-generation Lao-American and was born and raised in Seattle, WA. She's the daughter...

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Kim Sandara on Being a Visual Artist & a Bi/Queer Lao/Vietnamese Woman

Kim (she/they) is a second-generation Bisexual & Queer Lao/Vietnamese American. She is a visual artist, born and raised in Falls Church,...

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Laura (Paj Zoo) Vu on Community Organizing, Mental Health & Energy Healing

Laura is a second-generation Hmong American raised by refugee parents who immigrated to the US after the Secret War in Laos. She was...

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Virginia Miremont (Saechao) an Iu-Mien American CFO on Fortitude & Running a Business

Virginia Miremont (Saechao) is Iu-Mien American and the CFO of Architectural Plastics, Inc (API), a design & fabrication business in...

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Iu-Mien Psychologist Dr. Thaen Saelee on Mental Health in the Southeast Asian American Community

Dr. Thaen Saelee, Psy. D, is a Iu-Mien licensed psychologist, EMRDRIA Certified EMDR therapist, and the CEO of Motivational Parent, a 501...

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Sara Cantos Kline, Aspiring Food Truck Entrepreneur on Rediscovering Her Filipino Identity

Sara Cantos Kline is an international development professional with a Masters in Development Management born in California and raised as...

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Chef Saengthong Douangdara on Getting Closer to his Laotian Roots Through Food

Saengthong (Saeng) Douangdara is a Cooking Instructor & Personal Chef raised in the suburbs of Wisconsin. He is currently based in Los...

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Armand Cuevas, Queer Filipino DC High School Math Teacher, on Representation & Social Justice

Armand Cuevas is a DC Public School teacher. He teaches ninth grade Algebra 1 and General Education. He was born and raised in the...

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Sam Butarbutar on Being an Indonesian American Entrepreneur and Spreading Love

Sam Butarbutar is a Queer Indonesian Baker and co-Founded Third Culture Bakery with his now-husband, Wenter Shyu. Third Culture Bakery is...