then text Andy Cohen messages to give to the women: "Please somehow get this to theReal Housewives of O.C and other social issues. And now she's helping start a conversation about another very important topic: being biracial. While on AOL's Build Series this past week, Yaraopened up 25 years ago. Both these are great steps in the right direction to amplifying representation in Hollywood — butmuch more workstill needs to be done.Awkwafinatook to Instagram As a young child, my immigrant parents instilled in me a sense of the privilege of citizenship. For them, I saw how citizenship guaranteed access to our democracy and a promise of opportunity. I remember helping my parents study for the citizenship test when I was in the sixth grade, and learned about the density of the U.S. federal government.