Author: Aditi Mayer

Aditi Mayer is the founder of InSight Magazine. As a Literary Journalism and International Studies double major, she is passionate about the intersections of media and social action. Beyond working on InSight Magazine, she can be found on her sustainable fashion blog or serving as a board member of the Asian American Journalist Association. She is also a Student Ambassador for the Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation.
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Sewing as Resistance

The Social Justice Sewing Academy provides a platform where disadvantaged students create art as a way of narrating, shaping, and making meaning of their experiences in the world. Aditi MayerAditi Mayer is the founder of InSight Magazine. As a Literary Journalism and International Studies double major, she is passionate…
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Made in LA: Backyard Sweatshops

In Los Angeles, sweatshops are no longer an abstraction of the distant third world. With an unnoticed presence, the cut-and-sew apparel industry is Los Angeles’ second largest industry, employing over 46,000 individuals. Woven into the fabric of the city, workers of this underground economy are inextricably tied to…