Aidee Chavez Frescas is from a small town in Mexico called Chihuahua. She loves tacos, people, and traveling. She is passionate about creating community, so she created a social media company where she can combine all of her passions and talents. Aidee has 10 years of experience in personal branding, marketing, and business development. She has taught yoga in under served communities, at the women’s prison, and in schools, working to bring more mindfulness to people in need. She is on the boards of the Youth Crisis Center and Women’s Giving Alliance, and she volunteers with Rethreaded. Aidee has won scholarships for the Yoga Service Conference and the Aspen Ideas Conference.
At PB&J Jam Sessions: Immigrants on Thursday, July 19, Aidee will share her experience as a Mexican-American— someone born in the states but grew up in Mexico to Mexican parents. Her family has lived on both sides of the border for generations with both American and Mexican cultural values and experiences—a duality that has been both a challenge and a blessing and has given her a unique perspective on current immigration issues, especially among Spanish-speaking citizens. She will offer some perspective, challenge stereotypes, and suggest ways we can move forward as a community and a country.
Estefania Galvis, known as Tefa, is a member of the local stagehand union and an activist. She graduated from the University of South Florida in 2013 and is currently working in the community through an organization called Women Empowering Women Jax. In her union, only 11 percent of workers are women and 1 percent are immigrant women. Tefa came to the United States as a 15-year-old and made it through college in four years. The road she has traveled has not been easy, but it is nothing compared to the women who work in fields with no representation.
At PB&J Jam Sessions: Immigrants on July 19, she will discuss the struggles of working-class women, immigrants, and refugees in America.
Sohrab Homi Fracis is the author of a couple of books of immigrant fiction, broadly evoking the Parsi-Indian experience and the Indian-American experience. He is the first Asian-American author to win the Iowa Short Fiction Award, juried by the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and described by The New York Times Book Review as “among the most prestigious literary prizes America offers.” Sohrab’s recent novel, “Go Home,” is often described by readers and reviewers as “timely.” But he couldn’t have consciously timed it for the current political climate if he’d tried. You can read more about him in this Folio Weekly story: bit.ly/SohrabHomiFracis
Don’t miss Sohrab’s talk at PB&J Jam Sessions: Immigrants on July 19.
PB&J Jacksonville
Party, Benefit & Jam (PB&J) is a Jacksonville-based charity series raising money and awareness for local nonprofits wth different events throughout the year.
Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida
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PB&J Jam Sessions: Immigrants
Thursday July 19, 2018
6 PM – 8 PM
40 E Adams St, Ste 100
Jacksonville, Florida 32202