Let them be heard. Telling the stories of America’s immigrant women.
Alya Michelson, co-chair of Michelson Philanthropies, was featured on ThriveGlobal, sharing her journey as a first-generation immigrant woman and announcing her new philanthropic initiative, FirstGen. “As an adopted American,” says Alya, “I believe that our country’s best future is one that celebrates and supports immigrants, especially women—artists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and trailblazers.”
Nurturing Success Stories for Immigrant and Refugee Women
Alya Michelson is partnering with Upwardly Global, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating employment barriers for immigrant and refugee professionals and advanceing the inclusion of their skills into the U.S. economy, to launch their first-ever all-female cohort in Southern California that will help place recently immigrated women into successful careers in the U.S.
Alya Michelson Releases ‘American Beauty’ Single Celebrating Immigrant Women
Alya Michelson is interviewed by Leah Adams of All Access to discuss the single “American Beauty,” produced by legendary Grammy, Emmy and Dove award-winning producer Bill Schnee. The original track earned nearly 500,000 Spotify streams, while the remix by Grammy-winning producer Dave Aude earned a place on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, reaching #16 after only two weeks.