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Women are leading the resistance against Trump. We are used to mobilizing, fighting for our rights, and (unfortunately) we're used to protecting our rights when they're under attack. This Equal Pay Day won't be any different. The women of the Senate
Although several barrier-breaking Asian Pacific American women have run for elected office, the population is still severely underrepresented in political leadership. Programs such as Elect Her and organizations like the Asian American Women's Political Initiative are working to change that by training and engaging women in politics from a young age.
On Election Day, I tried to soak in as many memories as possible; I thought, hey, this is going to be a day I want to remember. This will be a day my children ask me about.
While watching the hateful rhetoric surrounding Trump's campaign and the GOP leadership that supports him, I can't help but to think of Martin Niemöller's poem from World War II. "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Socialist.
One of my first memories from freshman year at American University, was thinking "Oh shit! There are so many White people." The truth is, I had never seen that many White people in my whole life. As someone who is part Spanish and part Costa Rican I have always identified as both Hispanic and Latina.
Black women are at the forefront of today's changing political landscape, just as they have been for decades. They are leaders in mobilizing communities for both electoral and sociopolitical movements. And they're increasingly making their voices heard at the ballot box.