Amy Andrieux: Fulfilling Her Passion Through Working in the Arts

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Amy Andrieux: Fulfilling Her Passion Through Working in the Arts

Amy Andrieux took an interesting road by working in media to land a dream creative job: executive director of MoCADA in New York.

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The term Minority; Not For Teachers Only.

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