Bilingual/Afro-Latinx/Wife/Mother/Youth Literacy Promoter My name is Shauna and I am a wife,  and a mother.  I’m Bi-racial my father is African American and my Mother is Puerto Rican. I am also Bi-lingual  (English/Spanish) and I’m extremely grateful to know two…

Nicaraguan/ Spoken Word Artist/Educator/Vegan I truly believe that understanding your roots is absolutely essential to unlocking your true power and understanding where you want to go. It is precisely because of my family’s stories, struggles, and sacrifices that I was…

Woman/Authentic/Pakistani-American/Health Advocate/Powerful I am a strong woman of color advocate and I absolutely love supporting my team, colleagues, and mentors. I come from a long line of strong women who are homemakers, teachers, bankers, and entrepreneurs. My family has played…

Strong/Gay/Christian/Woman of Color/Philanthropist/Athlete As a strong, gay, Christian, woman of color, I identify with many labels that society would consider a paradox… and I love it. It has a way of shaking people out of their comfort zones and reevaluating…

Positive/ Fiancé/Start-Up Junkie/Dog Owner/College Graduate/Korean/Chinese A few years after graduating from USC, I was working at AdColony, a mobile video ad startup.  I got there pretty early on so there were a lot of long hours, and we as a…

Singer/Songwriter/Actress/Engineer/LA Native My name is Itanza Saraz, I’m a singer, songwriter, actress, and engineer born and raised in a single parent home in Los Angeles, CA. As the child of a single mother, we didn’t have much money growing up…

Christian/Woman/African-American/Advocate/Student/Reflective/Work in Progress I recognized my power my senior year of college.  I was in one of the darkest places of my life.  For some reason, despite all of the blessings surrounding me, I was unhappy.  To be frank, I…

Arab-American/Muslim/Woman/Daughter/Sister/Student/Teacher/Writer I am an Arab-American Muslim, woman, daughter, sister, student, teacher, and writer. I place the parts of my identity in that order. I am constantly aware of my intersecting nationalities. I attended a private Islamic elementary school in Fresno,…

Father/Husband/Artist I drew as a child, but I did not know it was a God given talent. I hope to one day to be able to make a living doing art.  I don’t care if I’m famous. Fame is not at…

Hispanic/Woman/IT Support Engineer/Religious  I only wish I can embody half of my parents’ strength throughout my life. Both my parents came to the United States as immigrants, to give their future kids a better life. And they have, by all…