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Angelica Silva

A communications coordinator at a venture capital firm by day, and a journalist by night, Angelica is known for never being boxed-in to one role. Born in Australia to parents from Singapore and grandparents from South India, she enjoys sharing her experiences growing up with these three identities and writing about how they have shaped her today.

3 pieces

CULTURE
Bollywood Made Me Feel Like an “Inferior” Indian Because I’m South Indian
Featured Illustration: Hanifa Abdul Hameed One night, I was at a mutual friend’s party when I overheard two brown guys having a…
ANGELICA SILVA
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
These WOC are Challenging the Stereotypical Asian Definition of Success
What does success look like to you? Generally, you would expect a unique answer from most people you ask this question to.…
ANGELICA SILVA
CULTURE
Am I Too Brown, or Not Brown Enough: Why We Have to Drop the Whitewashing Rhetoric
Featured Artwork: Manjit Thapp “So, you’ve really never watched any of the classic Bollywood movies?” asked a brown girl I had just…
ANGELICA SILVA

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