Inspired by those little fruit cakes I used to get for my birthdays
Happy (early) birthday Melinda!! I know we said that there wasn't gonna be a newsletter this week, but I wanted to share a quick appreciation post for this amazingggg gal.
What a year it's been! To think that we barely knew each other last April, and now we write a newsletter together and talk literally all the time:').
For those of you who don't know, Melinda is an amazing, thoughtful, hard-working gal who does SO MUCH. Not only does she work a full time job at Microsoft, where she's part of the Asian American employee resource group, but she ALSO the Director of Marketing at the Percentage Project and runs a women's health account Let's Sync! Truly so caring and passionate❣️
NOT to define her solely by the things she does, but she's also a great friend who is always open and down to learn something new. The way she puts up with all my panic texts and last-minute changes...oop I can only say thank you. One of the things I loveeee about Melinda is her willingness to just try something, no matter how scary or difficult it might seem. If she's put her mind to something, you know she'll get it done.
Thank you for inspiring me every day! Everyone wish her a happy birthday on April 16th! Have fun celebrating in DC!
<3 Jamie
Chef's Specials
😋 "Pepper Thai Pours Teigen Family Traditions Into Her New Cookbook". Yes, that Teigen. Mother of Chrissy Teigen. (Thrillist)
🌊 "Micronesian scientist becomes first Pacific Islander to reach ocean's deepest point" (The Guardian)
🚫 "Cambodia condemns VICE for images by artist who added smiles to Khmer Rouge victims" (Reuters)
📚 "Gold Diggers' Is A Magical Look At What It Means To Be Indian-American" (NPR)
😦 "eBay auction of Japanese internment art pulled after protest" (NBC Asian America)
🗓️ Ramadan this year is April 12th through May 12th. Check out this link for some children's books on the month:
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