Our Favorite Progressive Candidates in 2026 - Amaris Dordar, California State Senate District 24

Amaris Dordar (she/her) is a younger millennial and Chicana mujer. Born at the very tail end of the millennial generation, she is a first-generation college graduate, having gone to Yale for her Bachelor’s and Harvard for her Master’s. Amaris is an attorney who speaks multiple languages, including Spanish (fluently), as well as Mandarin, Hindi, and Tibetan. A lover of yoga and hiking, she passionate about affordable housing, environmental sustainability, wildfire prevention, LGBTQ+ equality, expanding access to healthcare and mental health services, and creating economic opportunities for working families and small business owners. Exploring Los Angeles’ diverse cultural communities has focused Amaris on practical, community-centered solutions to homelessness and climate resilience across Los Angeles County.

SWAC: Influencer, zIssue 58Andrew FMay 28, 2026latinx, latina, Mexico, #mexico, lawyer, politics, Politics, 2026 election, election 2026Comment

Reflections with Janet Sternburg

There is something special in the way a woman looks at the world. There is a different type of sensitivity that is highlighted when a woman looks — really looks. And Janet Sternburg likes to look. Over the decades she has used her camera to document these moments and found unique ways of capturing the world around her. She has always been enamored with reflections and you can see this throughout her work. As a powerful female in the arts she hasn’t taken this job lightly. she has authored nine books, helped create films and worked with the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and PEN Center USA. Please read on to learn more about this passionate woman and her latest creation Looking at Mexico / Mexico Looks Back — a photography book of Mexico that isn’t just a gringa’s way of looking at the country.

SWAC: Influencer, zIssue 54, zissue 54.1Jejeune MagazineApril 8, 2024Mexico, female photographers, female artists, Art, travel, photography, Photographers, book, AuthorComment