Hanna Jaff
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Born | San Diego, California, United States | November 4, 1978
Nationality | Mexican, Arab, American |
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Residence | Mexico City. |
Website | www |
Hanna Jazmin Jaff Bosdet (born November 4, 1986) is a reality television personality, and activist.[1][2]
Early life and education
Hanna was born in San Diego to an Iraqi Kurdish father and a Mexican mother. She spent much of her childhood in Tijuana.[3]
After completing high school from the University of San Diego High School, San Diego, Jaff completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the National University with minors in Political Science and Criminal Justice. She also completed a Master's Degree in International Relations from Harvard University. Studied abroad at Columbia University and Sorbonne. [4] In March 2014, she received an honorary doctorate from the Claustro Coctoral in Mexico for her work in the human welfare.[5][6][failed verification]
Politics and activism
In 2013, she organized the first ever Kurdish festival in Mexico which was one of the largest festival held outside of Kurdistan.[7][8][9][failed verification]
In 2017, Jaff was a spokeswomen for TEDx Nishtiman and TEDx Ciudad de Puebla held in Erbil, Iraq and San Andres Cholula, Mexico.[10][11]
She founded a nonprofit organization, Jaff Foundation for Education in June 2013 to teach English to immigrants and refugees.[4] The organization works to host charity events. It has launched non-discrimination campaigns to support immigrants and refugees. As of 2016, it has locations in all major states in Mexico and it has over 7,000 active volunteers that works for them.[12]
In 2017, Hanna launched a clothing line under the brand name, We Are One Campaign to support the victims of war in the Middle East.[13]
Boards and appointments
- National Secretary General of Revolutionary Youth Expression at the Institutional Revolutionary Party[14][15]
- Federal congressman candidate, Ecologist Green Party of Mexico[16]
- Tourism Ambassador of the State of Morelos, Mexico.[17][18]
- General Secretary for Social Management of the Youth Network for Mexico[16][better source needed]
Awards
Jaff has received awards including "Honorary Representative of the Garmiyan Kurdistan for Latin America". Other awards include:[12][19][20]
- "Woman of the Year" by the National Chamber of Women
- Benito Juárez Medal by Congreso Mundial por la Paz (World Congress for Peace)
- "Ambassador of Peace" representing Tijuana by the United Nations
Reality television
In August 2018, Netflix announced that Jaff would be one of the actors of the first reality television show Made in Mexico, which began airing on September 28, 2018.[21][22][23][24]
References
- ^ "HANNA JAFF, ÉXITO ES EDUCACIÓN". Mundo Ejecutivo. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Netflix to Debut First Mexican Reality Series". The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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(help) - ^ Staff, Forbes (February 19, 2016). "La millennial que apuesta por la filantropía para cambiar al mundo • Forbes México". Forbes México (in European Spanish). Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Hanna Jaff Bosdet, la mujer que hace brillar a Luis Miguel". Últimas Noticias (in European Spanish). May 16, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Hanna Jaff: Una Mujer Multicultural" (PDF). Revista Universidad Cinema. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "El Mundial de Artes Marciales, Aqui". Excelencia Deportiva. March 17, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Diario de Morelos | Se une República Kurda a féminas morelenses | @diariodemorelos". January 30, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Kurdistan24. "Kurdish woman plans to run for seat in Mexican Congress". Kurdistan24. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kurdish Engineer Trains Successful Dance Group". Rudaw. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Síntesis, Redacción (July 6, 2017). "TEDx Ciudad de Puebla - Síntesis Puebla". Síntesis Puebla (in European Spanish). Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "TEDxNishtiman | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Hanna Jaff Bosdet" (in Spanish). Lideres. October 13, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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(help) - ^ Sexenio, Grupo (February 19, 2018). "Hanna Jaff, la filántropa mexicana que quiere cambiar el mundo | Sexenio". Las noticias de México - Sexenio. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "TEDxNishtiman 2018 | Who is Hanna JAFF?". tedxnishtiman.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Hanna Jaff Bosdet receives honorary doctorate degree from Mexican Congress". turista.com.mx. October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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(help) - ^ a b "Hanna Jaff Bosdet on The Kathryn Zox Show | Wednesday, October 10, 2018". The VoiceAmerica Talk. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Diario de Morelos | Se une República Kurda a féminas morelenses | @diariodemorelos". August 24, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Mexico, Turista. "Inauguran Sabor Es Morelos 2013 con cena a familia". turista.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Hanna Jaff: Cuando la discriminación se convierte en filantropía" (in Spanish). San Diego Union Tribune. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "How Netflix's 'Made In Mexico' Star Hanna Jaff Bosdet Is Helping Refugees Around The World". Lioness magazine. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Netflix Launches Its Own 'Real Housewives' Franchise With Mexican Reality Series 'Made in Mexico'". Decider. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "'Made In Mexico' Reality Series On Nine Opulent Lifestyles Set For Netflix". Deadline. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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(help) - ^ Villafañe, Veronica. "Netflix To Debut First Mexican Reality Series 'Made In Mexico' About Rich Socialites". Forbes. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Desk, TV News. "Netflix Launching First Mexican Reality Series, MADE IN MEXICO". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
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- Living people
- Activists from California
- American emigrants to Mexico
- American human rights activists
- American people of French descent
- American people of Kurdish descent
- American people of Mexican descent
- Mexican human rights activists
- Mexican people of French descent
- Mexican people of Kurdish descent
- Mexican people of American descent
- 1986 births
- Harvard University alumni
- People from Tijuana
- Mexican people of Iraqi descent