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Patricia, Noreen and Anne (l. to r.) show off a line of handbags from their flagship company, Jacinto & Lirio.
J&L is an eco-friendly enterprise that showcases the Filipino innovation of plant leatherization, a process that turns pesky weeds like the water hyacinth into a leather-like material, which J&L then transforms into fashionable and functional statement handbags.
“I have lived in the U.S. for 23 years, and 20 of those years I spent living in fear of being sent ‘home’ as an undocumented immigrant. The day after I received my legal resident status in 2008, I purchased a stack of tank tops and fabric paint and began my ‘Immigrant is not an F-word’ t-shirt campaign.”
