Padma Yang

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Padma is a multi-instrumentalist, artist, and thinker. She came from a background of Asian Studies and Japanese language in undergraduate and is a BIG fan of modern arts and pop arts. As a graduate student at NYU Steinhardt, she is currently working on an M.A thesis on Beauty Consumption During Crises: Female Consumers’ Changing Attitudes towards Red Lipstick During Crisis Moments in American History. Mom of mini Schnauzer Cleo and Shih Tzu BoBo.

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