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Support Asian American Elders!

4/4/2021

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Jezuba and GoodGoodEatz are collaborating to support small businesses in Oakland Chinatown with yummy food for our Asian American elders and underserved community with yummy food.  It is a Win-Win solution!  Donate [here]
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Asian American Voices – Solidarity Against Hate – Join Us SATURDAY April 17th 10:30AM PDT.

3/28/2021

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Please join us on Satruday April 17th 10:30AM PDT in solidarity against hate!  Let’s support each other by learning and connecting to be empowered.  Register [here] for the event.
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#StopAsianHate National Day of Action and Healing

3/27/2021

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 JEZUBA JOINS 400 ORGANIZATIONS TO UNITE IN A WORLDWIDE VIGIL TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF THE ATLANTA SHOOTING
Proud to Support #StopAsianHate National Day of Action and Healing 
(President Joe Biden’s tweet)
 
Oakland, CA – JEZUBA joined a Worldwide Vigil on Friday, March 26th–in support of the #StopAsianHate National Day of Action and Healing--and to unite as a global community in paying respects to the eight victims killed in the Atlanta shooting, to promote communal healing and hope in the face of heightened violence that has traumatized the entire Asian American community, and to call for solidarity under a banner of anti-racism. 
 
The Atlanta shooting, which killed eight people, including six women of Korean and Chinese descent, took place on March 16, 2021, amidst a sharp spike in anti-Asian sentiment and hate crimes since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States last year. The research released by reporting forum Stop AAPI Hate revealed nearly 3,800 incidents against Asian Americans, 68% towards women, since March 19, 2020.
 
“We were proud to participate in this beautiful ceremony that brought together communities of all backgrounds to find solace in our collective grief. Out of this tragedy, an opportunity to stand against hate and racism together. Inspired by this Worldwide Vigil, Jezuba is hosting a virtual event to learn, to connect, and to be empowered.  Join us on Saturday, April 17th at 10:30AM PDT.  We must stand together during this difficult time, and commit to supporting the community,” said Rebecca, founder of Jezuba.

This vigil was part of numerous events taking place on March 26th, which was promoted as the #StopAsianHate National Day of Action and Healing, by Asian American Congressional leaders and civic organizations, with the support of President Joe Biden. March 26th is significant, as it is when the first U.S. law on naturalization, the Naturalization Act of 1790, was enacted to limit citizenship to only “free, White persons.”
The intersectional program included statements from the White House, South Korean Ambassador and four Korean American Members of Congress, Andy Kim (D-NJ), Young Kim (R-CA), Michelle Steel (R-CA), and Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)—with prayers by religious leaders: Imam Abdullah Jaber (CAIR-Georgia),Venerable Seok-Maya (Jun Dung Sa Temple), Mike Tai (4Pointes Church); poetry reading by Jessie Lian; singing by Adelaide Tai; and remarks by Community Leaders: Sarah Park (President, KAC Metro-Atlanta), Georgia Rep. Sam Park, Soyoung Yun, LPC, Nsé Ufot (Chief Executive Officer, New Georgia Project), Martha Revelo, (Outreach Director, Office of U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock), and Julie Katz (Assistant Director of American Jewish Committee (AJC) Atlanta).

Visit https://326vigil.org for the full recording of the event and full list of supporting organizations, including all major Korean and Asian American organizations, and nation’s top leading civic organizations such as the NAACP, American Jewish Committee, Hispanic Federation, Human Rights Campaign, and even corporations like NIKE and Amazon.
 
Here are the statements:
 
Statement from the White House through Congressman Cedric Richmond, Senior Advisor to the President and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement:
 
My heart goes out to all who are joining the Asian American community to remember the victims of the horrific shootings in Atlanta that claimed the lives of eight people. I know this is a very painful time for everyone in the community who are mourning this tremendous loss, including the Korean American community -- as four of the victims were of Korean descent who immigrated to the United States in search of a better life; and for the AAPI women’s community--as six of the victims were Asian women. 
 
President Biden has made clear that he condemns the distrusting rise in anti-Asian violence and that hate can have no safe harbor in America.
 
Our prayers are with the families of the victims and everyone gathered today to grieve and try to find solace together. We will stand together against hate, against racism, against sexism, against violence, including gender-based violence—and stand up for justice, for love, for healing. 
 
Joint Statement from four Korean American Members of Congress, Andy Kim, Young Kim, Michelle Steel, and Marilyn Strickland
 
Tonight’s vigil is not just a reminder of those we’ve lost; we have come together as Korean American members of Congress to demonstrate our solidarity in the face of hate and fear. No one action, level of government, or individual can stop Asian hate. But by coming together, and bringing allies with us, we can make progress that will keep our AAPI community safe and honor those lives so cruelly and prematurely taken from us. To the families of the eight victims, you have our deepest condolences. We can and must always remember their names and work to address the escalating violence against Asian that cost them their lives.
 
Statement from Republic of Korea through South Korean Ambassador Lee Soo Hyuck:
 
I would like to express my deepest condolences to the victims of the tragic shootings that took place on March 16 in the Atlanta Metropolitan area and extend deepest sympathies to the families who lost their loved ones. I would like to offer my sincere sympathies to all Korean-Americans and Asian-American communities in the United States distressed by this tragedy.
 
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea strongly condemns anti-Asian hate crimes which have increased recently, and reaffirms its support for all the efforts to uphold values of diversity, mutual respect, and co-existence. The Embassy will continue to make every effort to protect Koreans from hate crimes in cooperation with the law enforcement authorities of the United States.
 
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Sarah Park (President, KAC Metro-Atlanta)
  • Racism and hatred are an American and global problem. In order for us to overcome this great challenges together, we must truly love our neighbors as we love ourselves. It is only through love that we can truly change hearts and minds of those are around us. 
  • Let’s go home, to our workplace, speak and increase our dialog and speak louder.


Sam Park (Georgia State Rep. for HD 101)
I join in grief, pain and anger for this senseless mass shooting.  After a year of escalating violence, there is fear in our community.  “Am I next” is what I hear.  But do not be afraid.  This IS our home.  This IS our country. And we WILL stand and fight to protect our community, the vulnerable among us and the next generation.
  • We must also understand the troubles we face are not isolated to Asian Americans.  Now is the time to stand in solidarity with the Black community that has suffered for 400 years of systemic racism. Now is the time to stand with our Muslim and Jewish brothers and sisters; with immigrants and refugees, with the LGBTQ community.  All who face discrimination and violence because of who they are and because of the color of their skin and whom they may love.
  • I remind you of the power you have.  With the power of our vote we helped change the course of our state and of our country.  May we put our differences aside with the understanding that we truly have more in common and are stronger together.


Nsé Ufot (Chief Executive Officer, New Georgia Project)
  • I understand that this country is better because of my difference, because of our differences. It is a beacon of hope for man across the globe.
  • So I say to you today in the words of another American Writer Zora Neale Hurston ‘If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it.' And so, I wanted to thank you all for holding this vigil tonight. I want to thank you for saying enough and no more. I want to thank you for not being silent about your pain, about our collective pain. I want to thank you for creating space and community for people to mourn so that we can heal, so that we can continue to build Georgia and the country that each of us deserve. 
 
Martha Revelo, (Outreach Director, Office of U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock):
  • I’m here not only on behalf of Senator Warnock but as a Latina. Growing up in Atlanta for me from immigrant parents and seeing everything that happened last week, it hit hard. I just want to let everyone know that we are standing with you against all forms of hate and violence that has been targeted against the AAPI community not only here but nationwide.  
  • I just want to end with a few words in Spanish. Somos un pueblo, y estamos juntos con ustedes. We are a community, and we stand right next to you. 
 
Julie Katz (Assistant Director of American Jewish Committee (AJC) Atlanta):


  • We understand that as minorities, we cannot be free from oppression until all minorities are free from oppression. 
  • Liberation means freedom from hate and fear. Liberation is having the ability to live in peace, prosperity and acceptance. We lost eight beloved souls in last week’s tragedy, who were deprived of these rights. And when anti-Asian rhetoric and hate crimes began to rise last year, the entire Asian community was deprived of these freedoms and rights. This is unacceptable. We call upon our leaders and community to say no to hate and to take action to ensure the safety of the Asian community. We call upon our leaders to show that hatred has no place in our society. 
  • We will continue to speak out against anti-Asian hate. The Asian community deserves to feel safe and live free from harm. And the Jewish community will be right by your side advocating with you until this happens.    
 
Poetry reading by Jessie Lian
“Thank you. It’s an honor to be here. This poem that I’m about to read is based off of tiny details that I found about the victims, things that they loved. I hope that it honors them as much as it honors us and our collective experiences, our collective grief, and our collective yearning to be seen, be heard, and belong.
 
Their hands...
They softened sores,
Tamed tensions,
Untied knots.
They knocked on aches,
Pointed them outside, and said, “Get up, pack your bags, and go.”
Their hands...
They made space for us to breathe easy,
Flipped on the lights in these foreign rooms,
Clasped the edges of the kitchen counter like a prayer,
Like, “Maybe the stove could be an altar for my offerings,
Maybe even a sanctuary for my belonging.”
Their hands...
They patted dry the tofu,
Massaged these leafy immigrant greens,
Scooped up families of rice into a boiling new country,
Never thought once about how brave it all was...
Only that it was necessary.
They stirred the kimchi stew with a wooden spoon,
Then tucked it away into a little white bowl,
Like a parcel of home,
An envelope stuffed with the feeling of “full,”
Postmarked to everyone like it would never run dry.
Their hands made space for us to be full
And take space.
And their hands
They’d sometimes clutch the karaoke mic like a sword,
Slice their songs into the dark and glittering rooms,
Sang-shout their dreams,
Simple dreams,
Like, “One day, I will travel for leisure instead of survival
And I will live long enough to see my grandchildren,
Live life that I paved for them,
The life that I could never live.”
Their hands...
they rocked their children in an envious slumber,
Held their tiny fingers,
Whispered terrified promises of “I will take care of you.”
Their hands took care of us...
Held close everything worth holding.
Let us lay their worn and traveled hands 
On top of their holy hearts 
To rest.
That they may finally hold,
Hold themselves,
And be held.
Let us stack our hands 
On top of theirs,
A planet of embrace,
One collective push,
One breath of world back into their lungs,
Give them back the voice
For what they could never say.
Give us the voice
For what they could never say.
Make space
For us to make loud.
Yes.
Make loud
The sing-shout dreaming,
Make loud
The ripping open of parcels of home,
Make loud
The huffing and puffing before the breathing easy,
Make loud
The soothing and the screaming,
Make loud
The whimpering and the roaring,
Make loud
The peacekeeping and the power-keeping,
Make loud
The standing and the dancing,
The holding and releasing,
The quiet and the mouth wide open like ocean laughter.
Make loud
The whistling of freedom,
Make loud.
Turn on the lights,
Sit at the table,
Weep,
And hold hands.
Hold hands,
And feast.
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Gen z Career series - the real way to success

3/21/2021

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One of the many crucial steps in finding a job is navigating the interview between oneself and the potential employer. To be successful, presenting oneself in a deserving yet authentic light is paramount. To help members of Gen Z best prepare themselves for this step in their job search, we dedicated the third part of our Gen Z Career Series to providing tips and assistance regarding obtaining and participating in interviews and making one's mark as a new employee.

Joining Jezuba’s founder, Rebecca Liao, and our operations manager, Lauren Young, were two professionals with a lot of experience in interacting with potential new employees for their companies. Josh Garcia, a Senior Sales Recruiter for Kong Inc., and Evelyn Gilbert, a People Partner for Tech Ops & Engineering with ICE Mortgage Technology, presented their advice on how to get an interview, present oneself at an interview, as well as how best to start a new job. The panelists took questions from the audience and moderators as well.

As we are still experiencing a now-receding pandemic, Josh and Evelyn made sure to give some advice particular to online interviews. When conducting interviews on video calls or on the phone, it is imperative that the way one looks and sounds is authentic to who one truly is. They also placed emphasis on being prepared and expressing one’s interest in the company. By researching the company and the role one is interested in beforehand, and practicing thoughtful responses, authenticity will show in the interview. Also they suggested that one emphasize why one wants to go to the company rather than why they are leaving their current situation.

Josh and Evelyn gave additional advice on starting a new job: having a flexible and helpful attitude can help greatly with integrating oneself into a new work environment. The panelists also stressed the importance of connecting within that company - reaching out to HR and to employee organizations. Making connections can greatly help with expanding one’s network.

At Jezuba, one of our goals is to make sure that the next generation is ready for the rapidly-developing work environment. We designed this career series with this goal in mind, and as we conclude our GenZ Career series, we would like to thank the following professionals for their mentorship and advice: Claudine Rezek, Lynda Ruiz, Amanda Cretcher, Christine Aguada, Charles Jo, Evelyn Gilbert, and Josh Garcia. 
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This 3-part series has brought with it a lot of valuable advice, enthusiastic presenters, as well as a sense of community among the participants that went far beyond anything we had hoped for when designing this project.

Gavin Cartier
Content Strategists

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WOMEN’S HEALTH – LET’S TALK ABOUT MENSTRUAL CUPS!

3/15/2021

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Look in your bathroom cabinet, drawer, or peek into wherever you store your menstrual products. Ask yourself Marie Kondo’s iconic question: Do these items spark joy? I asked myself that same question a few years ago and the answer was a definitive no. So I made the switch to reusable period products. Now, I spend less money on period supplies and produce less environmentally harmful waste. If you’re considering making the switch too, this blog series will give you the unfiltered truth about menstrual products. 
 
First up: Menstrual cups!
 
Menstrual cups have many similarities to tampons. You fold them up, slide them into your vagina, and they create a seal that catches your menstrual blood. Simply pull the cup out when you’re ready to change it (at least every 12 hours), dump the blood, rinse the cup out with soap and water, and then reinsert. In between cycles, you can boil your cup to more thoroughly clean it.

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  • They’re eco-friendly. Cups create almost no waste. According to National Geographic, a single menstruator will use somewhere between 5 and 15 thousand pads and tampons during their lifetime, which often end up in landfills. You know those plastic applicators tampons come with? They take 500 YEARS to decompose. Switching to a cup can significantly reduce the amount of plastic you contribute to landfills. 
  • You don’t have to figure out how to throw away your period products. 13-year-old me feared  my dog/dad/brother finding my tampons in the trash, so I would wrap them in as much toilet paper as possible. 20-year-old me had a hard time figuring out how to throw away used tampons on long backpacking trips or at frat parties with no trash can in the bathroom. I no longer run into those problems now that I use a cup. 
  • They save you money. When I left for college and suddenly had to buy my own period products, I was shocked at how expensive they were! The average menstruator spends $84+ a year on period products. By contrast, the Lunette menstrual cup is only $34 and lasts for 2 years. Switching to a cup for two years could net you $134 of savings! 
  • Cups hold more blood than a tampon. Diva cups hold one ounce of blood (28 milliliters), while most tampons can only absorb 5 milliliters of blood. That’s almost 6x better performance! 
  • Cups don’t need to change as frequently. The longer you have a tampon in, the higher risk you are for toxic shock syndrome (TSS). You’re supposed to change your tampon at least every 8 hours to reduce your risk of TSS, but you only need to change your cup every 12 hours. 
  • Cups won’t dry out your vagina. Tampons are great at soaking up blood, but they’re also indiscriminate absorbers. The cotton and rayon in tampons soak up not just blood, but any other vaginal secretions or natural lubricating fluid. If you’ve ever had to pull out a tampon and found the amount of friction painful, it’s because the tampon absorbed all of your friction-easing vaginal lubrication. Cups don’t dry out your vagina like that - the cup isn’t absorbing blood like a tampon, just collecting it. 
  • Cups make period planning easy. Nights out on my period were always hard when I was using tampons. I had to pack extra tampons with me and find a place to put them. More than once, I resorted to shoving them down the front of my boot because I didn’t have any pockets. With a cup, you don’t have to carry any extra supplies. Whenever you need to change your cup, just dump out the blood and replace it. No back-up supplies necessary!  
  • Cups are more discreet than tampons. Cups have a little bit of a tip that sits at the entrance of your vagina, whereas tampons have a longer string that’s easier to spot. If you’ve ever been concerned about a tampon string slipping out of your swimsuit, worry no longer! Cups are much less visible. 
  • You get more exposure to your menstrual blood. This might be a con for some people, but I like it because I can make sure I’m not bleeding more or less than my average menstrual flow. It also makes it easier to keep an eye out for any concerning large clots.  
Rachel Desmond
Women's Health Program Manager

CONS:

  • You’re going to get blood on your hands. I’ve found myself in a public bathroom stall, wondering how to get to the sink without someone looking at my bloody hand and screaming. So far I’ve managed to avoid traumatizing anyone! 
  • You might have some blood splatter to clean up. When you pull the cup out, it can suddenly spring into its original shape since your vaginal muscles are no longer constraining it, which might create some blood spatter on the toilet seat. It won’t be more than a couple drops so as long as you wipe up the blood spots as soon as you notice, they won’t be too difficult to remove. When I carry my cup from the toilet to the sink to wash it out, sometimes blood can drip off the cup and end up on the floor or counter. Wrapping it in toilet paper helps! 
  •  Inserting a cup is a more hands-on process. It might take some adjusting to get used to how intimate you have to be with your body to insert a cup. Over time though, you’ll get used to it. Discomfort with your body (the one that you live in for your whole life) might be something worth trying to overcome. 
  • Cups can make some weird noises when they seal to your vaginal walls. The sealing process can make a squelching noise. If you’re somewhere with thin walls, I would highly recommend turning on the bathroom fan or hitting the hand dryer button on your way into the bathroom. 
  • They take more work to clean than a tampon. You’re not just throwing them away after each use (which is the whole point) so you have to take care of your cup. You should sanitize it every cycle by boiling it for for ten minutes. 
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GENZ CAREER series - March 11 @4:30PM PST

3/8/2021

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Join us for GenZ Career Series on Thursday March 11 @4:30PM PST .  Learn how to successfully interview and make your mark as a new hire!  Register [here].  
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Celebrating Women Cartoonists!

3/8/2021

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Celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day by honouring my favourite women cartoonists.  As a child, I loved watching cartoons! Hello Kitty is one of my favourite Sanrio cartoon character, and I spent endless hours watching Spongebob Squarepants and Strawberry Shortcake. These cartoons inspired me to create Becca’s Artsy Corner.  Thank you for your inspirations!
 
Yuko Shimizu
Yuko Shimizu created Hello Kitty in 1974. Hello Kitty was first introduced in the USA in 1976 and it found commercial success.  Yuko Shimizu was born in Japan, and before creating  the iconic Hello Kitty, Yuko painted flowers on rubber sandals and sold them! Some other characters that Yuko created includes “Angel Cat Sugar” and “Rebecca Bonbon”. Besides creating iconic characters, Yuko also illustrated a picture book which won a 2021 Caldecott Honor! 
 
Miyuki Okumura
A manga artist, Miyuki Okumura created Cinnamaroll in 2001. The character Cinnamaroll resembles a cinnamon roll and a white puppy. Besides creating Cinnamaroll, Miyuki also designed the character for the “Wish Me Mell” series.
 
Naoko Togashi
Created by Naoko Togashi, Sailor Moon is a popular Japanese Manga series.  Before Naoko became a manga artist, she worked as a Miko. The series revolves around a character named Usagi Tsukino who transforms to “Sailor Moon” in search of a magical artifact called the "Legendary Silver Crystal" throughout the series. Naoko won the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for her creation of Sailor Moon. 
 
Elena Kucharik
Care Bears, a series of multi-coloured bear characters, was originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik. Elena worked as a children’s illustrator and her “Care Bears” paintings used to be used on American Greetings’ Greeting Cards. The uniqueness about each Care Bears is that each Care Bears has its own colour and has a special belly badge that represents its personality.

Barbie Sargent
Strawberry Shortcake was originally created by Barbie Sargent in 1973. It was not originally called Strawberry Shortcake but called Girl with a Daisy instead. Barbie was a freelance artist for the greeting card company American Greetings. 
 
Daron Nefcy
Daron Nefcy is an American animator, writer and producer. Daron is the creator of the famous Disney channel cartoon Star Vs. the Forces of Evil. Star Vs. the Forces of Evil. is the first Disney channel cartoon that was created by a female. Daron’s inspiration for the characters of Star Vs. the Forces of Evil were inspired by popular Japanese Manga Cartoon like Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z. Daron is currently the Executive Producer in Animation Development at Nickelodeon.
 
Emily Kapnek
Emily Kapnek a writer, actress and a television producer is best known as the creator of the popular Nickelodeon animated comedy-drama television series “As told by Ginger” which first aired on 2000. Other than being a television creator, Emily is also a theme song lyricist, writing the theme song of As told my Ginger, Emily’s Reasons Why Not and more. 
 
 
Rebecca Lim 
Digital Marketing Intern & Artist of Becca’s Artsy Corner 
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Jezuba Stands Up to Hate

2/18/2021

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As much as we don’t like it, the world continues to be poisoned by hate and hate speech, much of which is aimed towards marginalized groups and minority communities. Unfortunately, this hateful rhetoric was exemplified during the previous administration, especially against Mexican immigrants, Muslims, and, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Asian Americans.
 
Civil rights advocate and Director of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council,  Manju Kulkarni, talks about the impact of this hateful rhetoric on Asian American communities in an NPR article. Kulkarni talks about how phrases like “Wuhan virus, kung flu, China virus, China plague”, espoused by former President Trump, have been weaponized against Asian American communities. This type of hateful speech has led to an uptick in hate crimes against Asian American people, so much so that some stores, owned by Asian Americans, have had to reduce their hours.
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​Unfortunately, these hate crimes have claimed some victims’ lives. Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year old man, was going for a walk in San Francisco when he was attacked and smashed to the ground. Ratanapakdee died of his injuries two days later. Others have been injured, property has been vandalized, and many have been subject to verbal assaults and slurs while in public.
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Part of the reason why we at Jezuba have turned our attention to these attacks is because many of them have occurred so close to where Jezuba is based, in Oakland. We hope that by increasing awareness of hate crimes against minority groups, particularly Asian Americans, others will be able to educate themselves about this hate before it strikes close to them.

As part of our mission to stand up to this hate, we will begin hosting online discussions and educational events to bring awareness to the issue. We will be writing more blogs about how hate speech and hate crimes have hurt groups of people across America. We also hope, when safe, to begin hosting in-person events, where we will present solutions and options to counteract hate in our communities.
Part of the reason why we at Jezuba have turned our attention to these attacks is because many of them have occurred so close to where Jezuba is based, in Oakland. We hope that by increasing awareness of hate crimes against minority groups, particularly Asian Americans, others will be able to educate themselves about this hate before it strikes close to them.
 
Gavin Cartier
Content Strategists
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Happy Valetine's Day

2/14/2021

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Happy Valentine’s Day!  A special thank you to Devin Dowling for leading a virtual art session with the theme of LOVE and practicing self-love.  We are happy to give back to our teachers while connecting virtually and learning basic color theory and acrylic paint.  
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Helping Launch Gen Z Careers

1/25/2021

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​Amidst the global pandemic that has impacted virtually every aspect of our lives, many members of Gen Z question how to navigate the complex labyrinth of finding a job and launching a career. Covid-19 has changed the ways that we interact with one another in many ways, and some of the effects of those changes have spilled over into the job market. One of our missions at Jezuba is to help members of Gen Z transition into the workspace more fluidly, despite the pandemic, and as part of that mission we hosted an online seminar, led by three professionals in recruiting, about this process.
 
The webinar took place on January 13th, and was the second of our planned sessions regarding career advice and navigating the job market. This session focused on how to create the best resume, cover letter, and online presence, as well as general advice about how to launch a career for newer entrants to the job market. 
 
Christine Dasig-Aguada, a representative from Robert Half, began the session by providing guidance on how to write resumes. Afterwards, she highlighted the importance of cover letters, explaining that they are useful to describe qualifications and skills that aren’t listed on one’s resume. She also mentioned the importance of thank you notes, emphasizing that they help make one stand out to an interviewer.
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​After the initial presentation, the full panel of recruiters, which included Christine as well as Amanda Cretcher from WePay and Charles Jo from Power Integrations, took questions from the audience. In a lively and engaging discussion, the recruiters made many useful points. They emphasized the importance of not selling oneself short in interviews, negotiating salary, and getting job descriptions and offers in writing. They also warned participants about sharing too much of one’s personal information online, because it can easily follow one forever.
 
The conversation and advice shared during this seminar were extremely valuable to the attendees, including myself. We are hopeful that, due to this webinar and future career series webinars to come, Jezuba will continue to make a positive impact in the job market and successfully deliver career advice to aspiring professional Gen Zers.
 
Gavin Cartier
Content Strategists

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