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My mom would often tell us that being poor would build character while education would provide us opportunity and dignity in a country like America.
Designer & Musician Uyen Vu
When she asked how I was coping, I told her that I just couldn’t stop seeing the children in my mind.
The Grief of Mothers
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Although I stood up against the obvious and overtly racist acts, what had gone undetected was just how pervasive systemic racism is and how in its latency, it impacts almost every facet of life for people of color.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
“I’m just not that political…” an acquaintance says, as I casually bring up a recent news story. Not political…how does this work exactly?
Living is Political
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It feels like the world is a scarier place than ever. But my sense of wanderlust trumped my fear, and I booked my first solo stay in Paris.
On Traveling Alone
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A poster from the Orangerie Museum became the inspiration for the room. It’s set in an old mat and frame from my childhood bedroom, which I think embodies a lot of the inspiration—old and new,
A Modern Victorian Nursery
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We were stoked to discover Lauren just moved to New Orleans, where she’s pursuing her ultimate dream in a city that is as colorful as her recipes.
In Her Kitchen with Lauren Jones
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Entertaining season is. here, and this board might be the simplest thing to whip together.
Bread & Butter Board
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Femme Next Door is a lifestyle site for unapologetic, stylish, culturally conscious women. We're redefining the modern girl next door through meaningful conversations, thoughtful editorials, and distinctive living.
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I have been desperately searching for a strong voice of reason from platforms and feminist websites to help sort through these complicated times, but I’ve found little to none. Rather than take stock of who’s doing a disservice to the blogging landscape, I felt it was time for me to take matters into my own hands.
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Ashleigh Barice always stood out in college, not because she towered over most of us, all five-feet-and-eleven inches of her, but because of her inherently chill demeanor and an electric laugh that fills every room she steps into. Painfully beautiful and stylish, she was one of the girls who could make just about anything work.
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If there was a style that embodied the quintessential Femme Next Door wedding, it would be a focus on minimalism against lush greens that Lynda Trieu envisioned and brought to life with her now husband Michael Pham. The two had a clear vision to highlight desert accents as a nod to Scottsdale, AZ where they met, with details that celebrated their Vietnamese heritage. What resulted was a study in earthy elegance.
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A life well-lived is found in the balance. But how do we do that? There’s no template or recipe to follow, and we certainly don’t profess to be soliciting one here. We too are striving for balance. So, instead, consider us forward observers in pursuit of the good life.
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29
January
Living Is Political
Whether it’s a conscious knowing or not, nearly every choice and move you make every single day is political. In everything you do, the government is involved. If this sounds terrifying to you, let it be even more reason to get involved.
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