Betty Budlong
American who worked at Canyon de Chelly and El Morro National Monuments and published articles on Navajo ceremonies and dwellings
American who worked at Canyon de Chelly and El Morro National Monuments and published articles on Navajo ceremonies and dwellings
Native American author
Rachel Khong is the author of The New York Times bestselling novel, “Real Americans.” Her first novel, “Goodbye, Vitamin,” was the winner of the California Book Award for first fiction and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR; O, The Oprah Magazine; Vogue; and Esquire. Khong lives in Los Angeles.
American poet
American ecopoet, essayist, and two-time NEA literature Fellow
Thelma Garcia Buchholdt became the first Filipinx American legislator in the U.S. when she was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1974.
German-American physician and psychologist
Samira Ahmed is the author of “Love, Hate & Other Filters,” “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” and “Internment.”
Safiya Sinclair is the author of “How to Say Babylon: A Memoir” and the poetry collection “Cannibal.”
Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Girma pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities.