Editor’s note: “My Story” is where business executives share their personal and professional backgrounds and journeys that have made them who they are, in their own candid words, from the challenges of confronting stereotypes to the glory in overcoming them. Amid calls for racial justice, we can only make real change with greater awareness and understanding — and the ability to learn from each other’s experiences.
For an immigrant in the United States who wishes to be respected both personally and professionally, written English can be an ally that helps unveil thoughts before the incriminating foreign accent, or any other xenophobic kind of prejudice, taints them.
For me as a newcomer, writing became my shield against discrimination until I felt strong enough to build corporate partnerships and help empower underserved communities from a place of equality.
Born and raised amid the exuberant eclecticism of Venezuela, I had been a diplomat for many years when I first came…
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