Becoming a leader as a first-generation immigrant

<p>Although we&rsquo;re living in an era in which many companies advocate for diversity and inclusion, I am often still the only female director in the room in the tech industry. Even more often, I find myself to be the only first-generation immigrant who learned English as a second language.</p> <p>This is interesting given almost&nbsp;<a href="https://www.migrationpolicy.org/data/state-profiles/state/demographics/CA" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">27%</a>&nbsp;of the population in California is foreign-born immigrants and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/census-bureau-446-california-dont-speak-english-home-356-texas-345-nm" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">45%</a>&nbsp;of people speak a different language at home.</p> <p>Was I luckier? Was I smarter? Probably not.</p> <p>I have been pondering what made me different and how I leveraged my unique immigrant experience for the last 20 years in the U.S. I hope that others like me can benefit from my story.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/design-doordash/becoming-a-leader-as-a-first-generation-immigrant-4b9a883489dc"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>