Alysa Monteagudo Co-Founded a Media Brand to Give Minority Girls and Women a Platform

Alysa Monteagudo, 17, hasn’t even graduated high school, but she already developed a platform for minority women to amplify their voices. A summer spent in the Asian American Organizing Project ‘s annual internship program inspired the St. Paul native to create social change. Equipped with the community organization and leadership skills she acquired, Alysa launched so she CAN with her co-founder Celine at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The student-led organization uplifts and affirms the voices of women of color throughout the world through Instagram posts, articles on its website, and podcasts. And this is only the beginning. “I… Read Full Article