New Years Resolutions for being a Warrior Queen
Every day we have to choose to live true to ourselves. Sometimes it’s harder than others. As you plan your 2023 resolutions, Warrior Queens through history have lessons to teach us about accomplishing our stated goals. When Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi was just a girl, her father taught her …
Read MoreSupporting AAPI Colleagues in the Workplace
Diversity, equity and inclusion practices are good business. A McKinsey study from 2019 found that the most diverse companies were 36% more profitable than their least diverse counterparts. DEI efforts also go far in retaining top talent: people want to work for inclusive companies. There’s a lot you can do …
Read MoreHow to get involved in the AAPI equality movement
The movement for equality has a role for all of us. Whether you identify as AAPI, or a woman, there’s a place for you in working towards a better world for all of us. Sometimes it can be overwhelming knowing where to start, or if your actions will make a …
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How the Rani of Jhansi broke social expectations
When the Rani of Jhansi was born Manikarnika on November 19, 1828, no one could guess the number of expectations she would eventually come to break. The country was occupied by the British, and ruled by the British East India Company. Yet her father, Moropant, taught Manikarika to ride and …
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Breast Cancer Reveals Your Warrior Queen
I had fought many health battles already by the time I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2022. While making the movie The Warrior Queen of Jhansi, I’d fallen ill with swine influenza on the last day of the shoot in the Moroccan cold desert! I pushed so hard …
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Channeling the Virangana in Modern Life
The Virangana are brave, or warrior, women. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi credited these women for sparking India’s independence movement, he opened a window into history that is rarely given its due. Much like Warrior Queens of the past, we all must soldier through our lives doing the most we …
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Celebrating Women’s Equality Day
On August 26, 1920, United States’ Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote in the United States. This culmination of half a century of activism and advocacy by women like Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Burns and …
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Celebrating 75 Years of Indian Independence
This Indian Independence day, we celebrate 75 years of freedom from British colonial rule, and 165 years of the Rani of Jhansi’s legacy igniting the spark. The Rani, like so many women before and after, fought not just for her land but for her ideals and the freedom of her …
Read MoreThe American Healthcare System Relies on Asian Women
At the same time AAPI women are facing the brunt of anti-Asian violence as a result of Covid-19, we also make the American healthcare system run. Our value to ensuring the health of our fellow Americans amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars. If we want our country to recognize …
Read MoreWarrior Queens Through History
Our movement is inspired by the Rani of Jhansi, but there are so many Warrior Queens AAPI women can look up to throughout history. From Mulan to Mavia and Zenobia in the Middle East, Asian women have stood up to powerful forces on behalf of their values. Read on to …
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