Lynda Nguyen on Immigration MIC!

05/27/17 • 43 min

Lynda Nguyen's mission is to 'make racial equity sexy' -- and she's my guest on The@HendelMedia Project!

We talk about her family's Vietnamese refugee heritage, her awesome chalkboard paint, how 'intersectionality' has been a big part of her schooling/ career; she curses the 'model minority myth', and how she's the worst person to approach to ask what type of Asian she is while she's buying donuts!

Lynda Nguyen's mission is to 'make racial equity sexy' -- and she's my guest on The@HendelMedia Project!

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Dulce from Sepa Mujer on Immigration MIC!

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She also discusses her current work for SEPA Mujer and helping victims of domestic violence, sexual assault become powerful leaders, advocating for the dignity of all Latina and immigrant women.