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Celebrating Filipinx nurses

This month we recognize Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, RN, during Filipinx American History Month

7 min readOct 10, 2023

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Collage with two photos: on left is Filipina woman standing behind microphone in front of red wall, on right is Filipina woman standing in front of Capitol building in Washington, DC wearing red top and scarf holding fist in air surrounded by other people. Sign in front of her says #safeworkers #safecare.

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National Nurses United

Nurses celebrate Juneteenth

“Juneteenth is the real Independence Day in our country,” said Nancy Hagans, RN and a president of National Nurses United (NNU). “It’s…

7 min readJun 15, 2023

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Nurses celebrate Juneteenth

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For Pride Month, trans and non-binary nurses share the power of solidarity

This Pride Month, National Nurses United is honored to celebrate the history of organized, collective resistance embodied in the LGBTQIA+…

4 min readJun 5, 2023

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For Pride Month, trans and non-binary nurses share the power of solidarity

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Honoring Filipinx American Nurses in Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is the time to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and acknowledge the achievements of the AAPI nurses in our…

5 min readMay 17, 2023

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Honoring Filipinx American Nurses in Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Honoring Mothers Day: In pursuit of reproductive health care justice

The grief of watching eight of her children die before they reached age 7 led Ann Reeves Jarvis to reach out to other women in her poor…

7 min readMay 13, 2023

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Honoring Mothers Day: In pursuit of reproductive health care justice

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Nurse activist reading for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

As we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, here are some of the books by AAPI authors and about the AAPI…

3 min readMay 12, 2023

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Nurse activist reading for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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How a nurse rallied her union to fight for gender-affirming care

To honor International Transgender Day of Visibility, National Nurses United is proud to share this story from nurse-member Dara Tep, RN…

4 min readMar 30, 2023

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How a nurse rallied her union to fight for gender-affirming care

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6 Black Nurses And Health Care Workers Who Fought For Black Liberation

The stories of these six Black nurses and health care workers teach us to imagine the impossible, to fight for justice, and to…

2 min readFeb 3, 2023

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6 Black Nurses And Health Care Workers Who Fought For Black Liberation

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Nursing is in the Heart

Stories of Filipinx nurses featured in California Museum exhibit

5 min readOct 28, 2022

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Nursing is in the Heart

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The Labor of Labor: Forced Birth Is Forced Work

By Mawata Kamara, RN

5 min readSep 2, 2022

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National Nurses United

National Nurses United, with nearly 225,000 members nationwide, is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in U.S. history.

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