Storyteller. Philanthropist.
Global citizen.

Beautiful Journey Series

Alya Michelson's deeply personal experience of finding home in a new country, creating a community, and seeking a sense of belonging has called her to a lifelong commitment to support, elevate, and honor women who are also on this journey. Beautiful Journey offers a mix of written, podcast, and video interviews that focus on the lessons these brave, beautiful, generous women have learned while building lives in a new home.

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Helping immigrant women professionals regain their career momentum

Alya Michelson and Michelson Philanthropies are partnering with Upwardly Global, a non profit dedicated to eliminating employment barriers for immigrant and refugee professionals, to launch their first Southern California cohort to help place recently immigrated women into successful careers in the US.