In recent years, indie folk music has given rise from its ashes to folk music. This is not the first revival that happened in folk music. From the ’40s to the ’70s, folk music has become more and more popular, and reach a peak during the Civil Rights Movement. Many folk singers supported the Civil…
Continue reading ➞ Women of Color in Folk Music: Legendary & Contemporary Artists
Portrait of Marem Ladson - ©Aissa SIca Marem Ladson is a 21-year-old folk singer-songwriter living in Madrid and originally from Galicia. Music has always been a big part of Marem’s life. Her mother already made her listen to classical music while she was still in her womb. Then, the passion for music naturally grew in…
Continue reading ➞ Marem Ladson : Nothing Really Matters Except Her Music
More and more young millennials find themselves on non-traditional career paths, choosing to pursue entrepreneurship instead. Youtubers and bloggers have led the way and somehow democratized entrepreneurship. When embarking on an entrepreneurial career path, many factors play a role in your entrepeneurial career. On the professional side, skills such as financial management, building relationships, and…
Continue reading ➞ Being a Vietnamese-American woman entrepreneur: Cassandra’s journey
What are the first things that come to your mind when you hear of Yoga? Physical postures, flexibility, strength? Maybe. There are still a lot of misconceptions about what Yoga is. There are different types of Yoga, as listed by the Yoga Journal: to list but a few of them, there are Vigorous Vinyasa, Ashtanga,…
Black Italian women are still invisible, in the Italian media. Their portrayal in Italian media is unfortunately still stereotypical, which I explained in my article about my long stay in Italy. Yet, there are extraordinary women who work in their own way to make a difference. This is not an exhaustive list, they are black…
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Diversity in children's literature and publishing is needed. Publishing gathers the activities of “producing and selling a book, magazine or a newspaper”. Reading is an important part of a child's personal development and literature including magazines can help it. There is a lot of talk about the benefits of reading for children: improving concentration, enriching vocabulary,…
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I have put on weight and I do not accept my body anymore. It is sad because I let myself too much influence by society body standards. Weight gain and body acceptance remain difficult by having these standards of beauty and obsession with image body that we are surrounded by. Instagram is one the social…
Continue reading ➞ I have put on weight and I do not accept my body
What does it mean to be introvert? An introvert is defined on Introvert Dear as” someone who prefers calm, minimally stimulating environments. Introverts tend to feel drained after socializing and regain their energy by spending time alone”. Introversion is a way for the introverted person to revitalize himself or herself by focusing on his or…
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Heather is a-30-year-old Mexican-American and has also Amerindians backgrounds. She is currently studying International Development in Vienna. She also co-hosts a show at Radio Orange, called ZamZaman, where she and her friend introduce artists from all over the world. Heather has a lot of hobbies: reading, Vipassana meditation, feminism, traveling and more. Her travel experiences…
Continue reading ➞ Living in the Middle East as a Latina woman
Natascha is Austrian-Congolese. She is currently studying economics in Vienna. But, she does not see herself working in this field in the future. Her choice of subject was more to please her parents. Indeed, for her parents and many other African parents, there are three paths to have success in life: law, medicine, or economics.…
Continue reading ➞ Natascha‘s portrait: art, spirituality, and racial bullying
Art is a means of expression through different sorts of art pieces. The art piece can be an object, a sculpture, a painting, a drawing, an illustration, or some other medium. The artists express their truth through art. Art exists in many forms and has three main possible roles: as an object of consumption, an…
Continue reading ➞ Can artists and their art pieces still make us think?
What do you think of when you hear about Taiwan and Taiwanese culture? Maybe you aren’t familiar with it or you confuse it with another country. The first thing YuChing wanted to emphasize is that she comes from Taiwan and not Thailand. People can sometimes mix up the two countries, but she thinks they do…
Continue reading ➞ A brief insight of Taiwanese culture and history culture with YuChing
Mental health is still not taken seriously as physical health and is even dismissed in some cases. Demystifying and normalizing mental health is necessary, as it has to be done for physical health. What does mental health mean? According to MentalHealth.gov, “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think,…
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Margot is a queer student and feminist activist who tells us more about her experiences relating to her commitment to intersectional feminism, biphobia in the LGBTQ+ community and society, as well as her coming out. Opening up to feminism through literature:Margot's challenge Margot comes from Grenoble, a city in southeastern France known for its landscapes…
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From Guadalajara to Vienna Carolina comes from Mexico, from Guadalajara, the second largest city located in western Mexico. After having worked as an au pair in Mexico and the United States, she decided to repeat the experience in Austria. Falling under the spell of the Viennese capital, she decided to stay there for her career…
Continue reading ➞ Music, a way to help others for Carolina.
