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Unearth Women

How Evita Robinson is Changing the Travel Industry

Meet the champion for black and brown travelers.

6 min readJan 26, 2021

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How Evita Robinson is Changing the Travel Industry

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Nikki Vargas
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Unearth Women

How Manal Kahi is Championing Refugee Chefs in New York

Lebanese immigrant, Manal Kahi, began a catering company that celebrates food while supporting refugees in NYC.

5 min readMay 27, 2019

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How Manal Kahi is Championing Refugee Chefs in New York

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Nikki Vargas
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Unearth Women

The Ways Women Manage their Periods Around the Globe

With sanitary products not widely available, women get creative when it comes to their periods.

6 min readMay 14, 2019

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The Ways Women Manage their Periods Around the Globe

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Nikki Vargas
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Unearth Women

Escaping Social Media in South Iceland

A Travel Editor challenges herself to disconnect from social media while in South Iceland.

7 min readDec 3, 2018

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Escaping Social Media in South Iceland

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Nikki Vargas
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Unearth Women

How Behere is Promising to Help Women Work Abroad

Behere is a flexible lifestyle service that helps women live and work from cities around the world.

6 min readNov 1, 2018

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How Behere is Promising to Help Women Work Abroad

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Nikki Vargas
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Unearth Women

Behind-the-Scenes with VICE HBO’s Isobel Yeung

Award-winning journalist and on-air correspondent, Isobel Yeung, talks about reporting on women’s issues around-the-globe.

7 min readOct 19, 2018

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Behind-the-Scenes with VICE HBO’s Isobel Yeung

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Nikki Vargas

The Great Vietnam Street Food Debate

The future of the country’s street food culture hangs in the balance as an ongoing debate about moving street vendors indoors blazes on.

6 min readNov 8, 2017

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The Great Vietnam Street Food Debate

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Nikki Vargas

The Cruel Cost of Animal Selfies

A campaign is working to raise awareness of “bad animal selfies” as reports come in of the brutal conditions these picture perfect animals…

5 min readOct 27, 2017

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The Cruel Cost of Animal Selfies

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Nikki Vargas

A Night in a Historic New York Cemetery

An immersive, performative experience takes place each year at the Green-Wood cemetery, which dates back to the 19th-century.

5 min readOct 18, 2017

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A Night in a Historic New York Cemetery

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Nikki Vargas

How the Jazz Age Lives on in NYC

The bygone era of flappers, jazz and speakeasies can still be found in New York City, if you know where to look.

5 min readAug 30, 2017

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How the Jazz Age Lives on in NYC

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Nikki Vargas

Nikki Vargas

Founding Editor, Unearth Women. Previous Editor at The Infatuation, Atlas Obscura & Culture Trip. Subscribe to my Substack newsletter: unearthwomen.substack.com

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