Jasmine Lim

The middle child of a large immigrant family, Jasmine Lim spent her childhood in New York City and Long Island. Jasmine just celebrated the 100th anniversary of her late father, a WWII veteran, arriving in the US as a Chinese immigrant. She has lived in Parsippany for 36 years, has held a variety of city management positions throughout New Jersey, is currently retired, and volunteers on the board for Habitat for Humanity.

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Odelia Hernandez

Odelia Hernandez grew up in the small town of Santa Catalina Yosonotú in Oaxaca, Mexico. She details her family’s farming traditions, and how everyone worked together to grow, sow, and preserve each year’s harvest. Her narration is peppered with the foods of her memories, which bring to light her experiences and how the foods that she ate depended on the seasons and availability. Odelia came to the United States only a few days before the September 11th attacks. She has been involved with the Proyecto Esperanza for over six years, actively gardens in Feaster Park, and helps run Mercado Esperanza.

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Natalie Dawkins

Natalie Dawkins was a flight attendant for over twenty years. She describes her family and her love of flying and how, after being sexually assaulted by a coworker, she had to renegotiate these relationships.

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Pooya Mohseni

Pooya recounts life in Tehran during and after the Revolution of 1978, as well as her time in England and the United States, as she navigated life as a transwoman within these various places.

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