Aaron Summer Javadi

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Aaron Summer Javadi

Aaron Summer Javadi is an Afro-Asian author, poet, and Anthropology Ambassador for Western Illinois University. Her studies emphasize Afro-Asian cultural and religious pluralism as...voir plusAaron Summer Javadi is an Afro-Asian author, poet, and Anthropology Ambassador for Western Illinois University. Her studies emphasize Afro-Asian cultural and religious pluralism as well as advocating within the Native American Boarding School Initiative with the Department of the Interior initiated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland. Summer published her first work of poetry in 2020 entitled, "Zen Tao Ghi: DNA Untangled" published by AlienBuddha Press. Summer is the mother of seven children and works in mental health advocacy and community writing projects that promote Mad Pride and inclusion of marginalized people. Summer has also published "Ladies' Night: The Gasconade Review Presents," with Spartan Press and was featured in the 2018 Inferno Magazine. Summer joined Madwomen in the Attic in 2019 and began serving as Literacy Director and was Mita's 2020 Featured Writer while also chosen as Kansas City's Black Writers for The Black Sunflower's Wildflower Project in the same year. Summer has had several radio interviews where she continues open dialogue on mental health advocacy and suicide prevention on KKFI 90.1FM ARTSPEAK RADIO with Maria Vasquez Boyd and on Songs of Selah Blogtalk Radio with Host Scott Thomas Outlar. She has been interviewed twice on Fireside Chat with PBS Host & New York Times Contributor Kenyatta Berry's "Finding Your Purpose" in June 2022.voir moins