“Unfortunately, being a teacher and being in education is one of the most bullied professions in America, in terms of pay and in terms of respectability, and I want to change that narrative.” ... - READ MORE

“Photography isn’t about convincing anyone of anything [...] It’s about invoking something in them, and if it is a political thing, or if it is an emotional societal message that I’m trying to convey, then I’m just trying to make a connection with them with hopes to just move the movement along towards a world that I would feel better living in.” ... - READ MORE

In Episode 25 of Unsugarcoated with Aalia, host Aalia Lanius, meets with legal advocates Sam Dordulian and Arpineh Yeremian for an intense and vulnerable conversation about the new Assembly Bill 218 (AB218). This bill opens up a three year window, from 2020-2023, for survivors of childhood sexual assault to file a civil lawsuit against their perpetrator even after their statute of limitations has expired. In Dordulian’s words, “This law finally gives voice to those who the courtroom door was closed for,” and provides “a chance for them to seek justice, for them to get healing at a time when they thought that would not be possible.” In this powerful episode, Aalia shares her own story of childhood sexual assault and how it feels to now have the opportunity to seek justice. ... - READ MORE