2019 Honoree
Trisha Sakhuja-Walia’11, ’12
BA Political Science, MA Public Policy
CEO and Co-Founder, Brown Girl Magazine, Inc.
- Co-founded BrownGirlMagazine.com — a multimedia company by and for South Asian womxn who believe in the power of storytelling as a vehicle for community building and empowerment
- Profiled in Harper's Bazaar India as one the publications in the diaspora to address taboos in South Asian culture 'with empathy, rigour and a feminine perspective'
- Co-founded the first-ever SlashieSummit.co in New York City, a purpose-driven conference that empowers creators and doers to challenge the stigma behind creative aspirations
- Published more than 5,000 original stories related to South Asian news, politics, culture, entertainment, lifestyle and age-old stigmas and taboos with a team of more than 200 freelance contributors
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