Carnegie Mellon University

Helen Zia

Helen Zia

Author, Activist and Journalist

Transforming the "Other" to "Us": The Power of Unity and Re-Envisioning America

During the lecture, Helen Zia examined the imperative for our multicultural communities to move forward together. Through personal stories from her experiences as an Asian American, feminist and LGBT activist for social justice, she demonstrated how hidden pieces of our common history can help to transform our increasingly diverse communities into positive change.