August 2021 From Our Blog Welcome to the Avantpage Newsletter Here’s what we’re reading in business and translation news this … More
Category: Writing
Food Banks Provide a Vital Service. Here’s What Volunteering Looks Like Today.
This article was originally published at Rewire.org. In times of crisis, it’s natural to seek out good news to counterbalance … More
How You Can Celebrate Good News During the Coronavirus
This article was originally published at Rewire.org. In times like these, it’s hard to think about celebrating good news — … More
How to Bounce Back After Being Fired
This was originally published at Rewire.org. Earlier this year, I was fired from a job for the first time in … More
To My Friends Who Are Young Mothers, I Owe You an Apology
This piece was originally published on Rewire.org Earlier this year, I went to Sacramento for a concert. I was meeting … More
Fresno bride with stage 4 cancer is getting her ‘dream wedding’
The day before her wedding, Christina Garcia went into Saint Agnes Medical Center for treatment of her stage 4 ovarian … More
Music, activism go hand in hand for protest organizer Justice Medina
The track starts with Bob Marley. It’s slow, smooth, familiar. “Sheriff Brown always hated me. For what, I don’t know. … More
I Really Want a Family, But I’m Terrified of Having Kids
I’ve always adored kids. Considering I was the oldest of five, my upbringing definitely gave me a healthy awareness of … More
How I Tried (and Failed) to Negotiate My Pay
We’ve all read the listicles. We’ve read the articles in Forbes and Fortune. We know we need to have more conversations about … More
The Surprising Benefit of Engaging with Those You Disagree With
Social media—Facebook and Twitter especially—have given rise to a lot of great advancements for civic life. After the earthquake struck … More