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If anyone can be said to embody the American Dream, it's Kim Kardashian West.

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I was a mixed black girl existing in a westernized Hawaiian culture where petite Asian women were the ideal, in a white culture where black women were furthest from the standard of beauty, in an American culture where trans women of color were invisible.

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I think about Ellen DeGeneres, seeing her every single day on a show. Her identity is there every day, but what leads the way is her talent and how much you like her.

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As an activist who uses storytelling to combat stigma, I have always been adamant that we tell our own stories.

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It was through my hashtag #girlslikeus where I connected with other trans women on Twitter and Tumblr. We had challenging conversations, courageous personal revelations, and shared insights and experiences, and just had fun. The hashtag tethered me to many women in my community in impactful, lasting ways.

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What helps me when someone puts me down or aims to offend me is to not take what they say personally. I try my best to not internalize their comments.

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I know intimately the struggle of trying to live your life and be yourself while feeling the pressure of an entire community on your shoulders.

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When I feel that burden of representation in public spaces, it helps to recognize that it's a duty - a job, really. As with any job that you want to do well, you have to ensure that first and foremost you are energized and in the right head space to take on that task.

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A staple in my makeup bag is Black Opal's True Color Skin Perfecting Stick Foundation, which offers a range of colors with many undertones.

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We are all inundated with images that present a limited scope of what is considered beautiful. For American women, the closer she is to whiteness/paleness, cisness, thinness, and femininity, the more she is considered beautiful.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: March 10th, 1983

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