Tahmina and Sedie discuss how the pandemic exacerbated immigration laws and what immigrants mean to the US economy.

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Tahmina Watson is the founder of Watson Immigration Law and is a lawyer, author, and activist. She is the author of Legal Heroes in the Trump Era as well asThe Startup Visa book which just released its 2nd edition.

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Ways to connect with Tahmina:

• Website: Experienced Seattle Washington Immigration Attorney (watsonimmigrationlaw.com)
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TahminaTalksImmigration
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahminawatson/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tahmina.watson/

Books:

• The Startup Visa  - https://bookshop.org/a/11079/9781735758534
• Legal Heroes in The Trump Era - https://bookshop.org/a/11079/9781735758503

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

In this episode Sedie is chatting with writer, Javacia Harris-Bowser about health, writing and how the two correspond with each other. Both being breast cancer survivors, they chat about their experience and how it's changed them.

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Javacia Harris Bowser is an award-winning freelance journalist and the founder of "See Jane Write," which a friend of hers once called “the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pens.” See Jane Write is a website and community for women who write and blog that Javacia founded in 2011 in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.

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Ways to connect with Javacia:

• Website: Home - See Jane Write (seejanewritebham.com)
• Book: Find Your Way Back
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seejavaciawrite/

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

Dr. Ian D. Brooks, is the CEO and founder of Rhodes Smith Consulting - a Personal and Professional Development firm specializing In behavioral transformations. He's also the Author of "Intention: Building Capabilities to Transform Your Story".

For over 24yrs, Dr. Brooks' career has taken him from working in a clinical ward to organizations and people - with the goal of helping individuals build skills toward achieving new heights.

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Ways to connect with Dr. Brooks:

• Website: https://rhodessmith.com/
• Book: Intention: Building Capabilities to Transform Your Story
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drb_intention/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-brooks-phd-ms/

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

Jack Kammer has a Masters in Social Work, worked as a correctional officer and a probation and parole agent. He also started a social work consultancy called Working Well With Men whose mission was to provide “tools and training for the Social Work profession to help men give and get all the love they can. Jack calls himself a "counter-feminist" social worker and is a passionate advocate for the rights of men.

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To connect with Jack:

http://jackkammer.com

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

Haitian-born Joanne Hyppolite, Ph.D. is the Supervisory Museum Curator of the African Diaspora at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and the board president of the Museums Association of the Caribbean. Her interests and expertise lie in African American and Afro-Caribbean material and expressive culture.  

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Links to artists and organizations mentioned in the conversation:

• Art Smith - Jeweler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Smith_(jeweler)
• Winifred Mason - Jeweler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred_Mason
• Caribbean Cultural Institute: https://cci.pamm.org/en/
• Museum Association of the Caribbean: https://caribbeanmuseums.com/

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

From homeless to hero, Michael Unbroken, is the Founder of Think Unbroken, best-selling author, award-winning speaker, podcast host, coach, and advocate for adult survivors of childhood trauma. In this episode we talk about childhood trauma, personal development and finding one's self. 

Listen to this conversation to hear about Michael's past and what's motivated him to become an advocate for people who've been hurt. This conversation is a don't miss.

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Ways to connect to Michael:

• Download his book "Think Unbroken" for Free: https://book.thinkunbroken.com/
• @Michaelunbroken on all social platforms

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

As an advocate for the underserved, Rick believes in the power of education to open pathways to opportunity and transform communities. Rick Benbow is the western Regional Vice President for Western Governors University (WGU). Throughout his career in academia, Rick has been passionate about creating innovation in higher education. 

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Ways to connect with Rick and find out more about Western Governors University (WGU):

Western Governors University: www.wgu.edu/success

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon / Discovery Den: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

Juliette Nelson is a thought leader, entrepreneur, and published author who is passionate about empowering people to achieve the highest standards of their purpose. Having a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Business Administration, she is dedicated to equipping her clients with the tools to be more productive, successful, and enjoy a better quality of life. She is also a Doctoral Candidate in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and aims to support organizations in achieving organizational effectiveness.

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Here are the places you can find Juliette:

• Book: Sharing my Lens the College Experience
• Website: https://www.juliettenurinelson.com/
• Nurilens: https://nurilens.co/
• Junuri: https://www.junuri.co/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliettenurinelson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliettenurinelson/

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon / Discovery Den: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

Arthur Woods is a social entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ leader working at the intersection of equity, inclusion and technology. He is the Co-Founder of Mathison, a venture-backed technology platform equipping employers with everything they need to manage their diversity hiring efforts. He was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and 40 Under 40 by BEQ. He is a three-times TEDx speaker and previously co-founded Out in Tech and Imperative.

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Links to connect with Arthur

• More about Mathison: http://Mathison.io/platform
• Book, Hiring for Diversity: http://HiringforDiversity
• LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mathisonio/
• Our new Book Club Action Series for Hiring for Diversity:
  https://www.linkedin.com/events/hiringfordiversitybookclubactio6834218873366073344/

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Other books mentioned in the episode:

• The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon / Discovery Den: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)

Super Julie Braun is an entrepreneur, and her company helps people get the career and salary they deserve regardless of their challenges. They work with Veterans, stay-at-home parents, immigrants, folks from the LGBTQIA+ community, and folks with addictions or alcoholism. They have helped formerly incarcerated individuals, people who have lost their passion for what they do, people with disabilities -learning, physical or psychiatric; they are the people who help take fear and formality out of the career. They’ve helped over 16,000 people get the job they deserve.

Links where you can connect to Super Julie:

• https://superpurposes.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/super-purposes/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZ8unOBxaV6s5srqmgwxLg
• https://www.facebook.com/SuperPurposes/
• https://twitter.com/SuperPurposes
• https://www.instagram.com/superpurposes/
• Become A Superhero, Watch our Docuseries. https://superpurposes.com/

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Other places you can find resources and help support my work:

• Patreon / Discovery Den: https://www.patreon.com/sedruolamaruska
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedruolamaruska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedruola/
• Website: http://diversitydish.com/
• Facebook: Sedruola Maruska (limited)