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807: Race And Beauty With Olivia Wong
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Olivia Wong is an entrepreneur, award-winning humanitarian, and Miss Asian Global 2020. She currently leads Prototype Thinking Labs, an innovation consultancy that trains Fortune 500 companies in a revolutionary method born at Google X. Formerly as a humanitarian aid worker, Olivia worked in Fukushima, Japan and at Zaatari, the world's largest Syrian refugee camp. Her nonprofit work has been recognized by the Clinton Foundation, the United Nations, and the US State Department. As Miss Asian Global, Olivia promotes various social causes, including Black Lives Matter, women's rights, and the protection of refugees, and is most passionate about her advocacy work as a Goodwill Ambassador to Miracle Messages, an award-winning nonprofit organization helping people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems.
Olivia shares how western media affects Asian women in a negative way. She also shares the moment when she realizes that she is beautiful in her own skin and does not need the standards of western media to define her beauty and worth.
Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Olivia's episode, Olivia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.
Olivia shares how western media affects Asian women in a negative way. She also shares the moment when she realizes that she is beautiful in her own skin and does not need the standards of western media to define her beauty and worth.
Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Olivia's episode, Olivia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.
Released:
Nov 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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