Inner City Law Center Bestows Humanitarian Award Upon Alya and Dr. Gary K. Michelson
The social justice organization recognized the Michelsons’ support of unhoused people with pets, incarcerated individuals, and immigrants.
Alya Michelson’s FirstGen Program Announces New Spark Grants Program
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Michelson Philanthropies program FirstGen announces the launch of a new Spark Grants program to support immigrant women.
FirstGen and Upwardly Global’s Career Skills Program for Immigrant Women Exceeds Expectations
Enrollment in Upwardly Global’s Career Skills Program for immigrant women who now call Los Angeles home, launched last year with support from Alya Michelson’s FirstGen Initiative, nearly tripled above the initial target for the program, which is aimed at moving immigrant women from unemployment or low-skilled jobs to full employment.
And Just Like That… Another Tired Stereotype
The latest stereotype on the "Sex and the City" reboot denigrates Russian women when we should be lifting each other up, writes Alya Michelson.
Alya Michelson Traces Her Journey from a Journalist in Russia to a Musician in America on a Podcast by Jennifer Newsom’s Representation Project
Alya Michelson detailed her journey from being a female journalist in Russia’s male-dominated news industry to an immigrant and artist overcoming gender stereotypes in the United States during the Representation Project’s “Power Hour” podcast.
Alya Michelson Discusses Uplifting the Voices of Immigrant Women on SullivanSays Podcast
In this episode of “Making an Impact with Michelson Philanthropies,” Jerry Sullivan interviews Michelson Philanthropies co-chair Alya Michelson about the FirstGen Initiative’s efforts to reshape the narrative of immigrant women.