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Brown Gal Trekker

Reuniting with My Mother Tongue is Bittersweet

I’ve been on a journey of being a global nomad for almost 4 years now. I have experienced changes in myself that were predictable and…

Mar 20, 2021

Reuniting with My Mother Tongue is Bittersweet

Mar 20, 2021

America is in the Heart

I want to thank my parents for the sacrifices they made coming to the U.S. as immigrants from the Philippines. I was lucky to be young…

Mar 19, 2021

America is in the Heart

Mar 19, 2021

Say Something Because Hatred is Killing Us: Dismantling the AAPI Invisibility Problem in the…

I woke up this morning to another horrific news to add to the pile of incidents that have been happening in the U.S. involving the Asian…

Mar 17, 2021

Say Something Because Hatred is Killing Us: Dismantling the AAPI Invisibility Problem in the…

Mar 17, 2021

To be global is a choice I made to be free.

I have often grappled with the notion of loyalty especially in the current situation here in America where one’s identity has becoming the…

Mar 14, 2021

To be global is a choice I made to be free.

Mar 14, 2021

The trekking tourism industry has done enough harm on local people.

I have to warn you that the next few statements I will be making will not in anyway make you feel elated or romantic about traveling. In…

Mar 13, 2021

The trekking tourism industry has done enough harm on local people.

Mar 13, 2021

8 Ways Tourists Can Advocate for Workforce Equity for Porters in Peru, Nepal and Tanzania

When money is the bottom line in the trekking tourism industry, the creation of equitable working conditions will rely mainly on the…

Mar 1, 2021

8 Ways Tourists Can Advocate for Workforce Equity for Porters in Peru, Nepal and Tanzania

Mar 1, 2021

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: 26 Ways (& More) to be an Ally in the Outdoor Industry

First, let me give you the disclaimer:

Jun 27, 2020

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: 26 Ways (& More) to be an Ally in the Outdoor Industry

Jun 27, 2020

Why I Chose Not to Be Angry at White People as a Person of Color

When I first arrived in the U.S. at the age of 13, I walked into the classroom at the one and only American high school that I attended in…

Jun 27, 2020

Why I Chose Not to Be Angry at White People as a Person of Color

Jun 27, 2020

The Price of Being an Immigrant: Trading Your Dreams for Survival

My parents never encouraged me to dream. My dream of becoming a school teacher took shape in the form of role playing secretly inside my…

Jun 27, 2020

The Price of Being an Immigrant: Trading Your Dreams for Survival

Jun 27, 2020

I Learned to Love You When You’re Gone

I have experienced the darkest of skies with you.

Oct 23, 2018

I Learned to Love You When You’re Gone

Oct 23, 2018

Brown Gal Trekker

Brown Gal Trekker

Human rights & JEDI advocate, social entrepreneur, writer & a global mountain nomad. www.browngaltrekker.com & www.theportervoicecollective.org

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