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We Are Inspired By This BOSS: Ruby Veridiano

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Ruby Veridiano is a glamour girl off to change the world . A writer, speaker, and media personality, she was born in Manila, Philippines, raised in Sacramento, and has spent time in Italy, France, Atlanta, Oakland, and New York City, shaping her global perspective as an advocate and voice for Asian American women. Ruby is passionate about creating media that bridges entertainment with messages of positive social change, and is the founder of a writing empowerment program called  “The Glamourbaby Diaries” . Since 2002, Ruby has traveled throughout the United States and Europe, presenting her writings, lectures, workshops, and media projects at  over 400 venues including Cornell University, Columbia University, Morehouse College, the United Nations, and American University of Paris, France, inspiring tomorrow’s leaders and visionaries.   She has reached over 140,000 youth through her spoken word performance work with  iLL-Literacy  , an artist collective that she co-founded in