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Josephina Lopez--On the reemergence of 'Real Women Have Curves'

Josephina Lopez discusses the reemergence of 'Real Women Have Curves.' Lopez's work of art and heart began as a play, morphed into a screenplay and is on the verge of making its way back to the stage. Listen to learn how Lopez found her path and what keeps her inspired. 

Do What You Love Make Ends Meet

What does it look like to follow your dream and make ends meet? Hear from a professional gardener, a healthcare access attorney, a life coach and yoga instructor and a Preschool Center Director...

Mitali Perkins--On Writing beyond the 'single story'

Mitali Perkins always knew she wanted to write for children--not to write about bunnies but about complex social justice issues like gender equity, hyphenated identities and border politics. With each book, Perkins pushes readers to conceptualize a world that is bigger, more complex and filled with more possibilities that even walls and borders can't stop. Perkins' book Rickshaw Girl, the story of a Bangladeshi girl's determination to help her family earn money in the most unconventional of ways, is being adapted into a screenplay and her book Between Abuela and Us offers a glimmer of hope to children who are separated by borders for their loved ones. On a community level, Perkins strives to help adults learn from children in how to engage in difficult convrsations about race. Listen and be inspired. 

Women respond to escalating tension in Iran

As tensions escalate in Iran, people of all backgrounds are taking to the streets to voice their opposition and say no to war. At the San Francisco protest, I ran into Professor Persis Karim from the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies and Donna Favard, the Organizing Director of NIAC Action.