Perfectly Imperfect Mini-College Course

Photography from HWS Reunion Mini College Class: Perfectly Imperfect: Faced with Vitiligo

Join Dayanara Garcia ’96 for an intimate mini-class offered during Vitiligo Awareness Month. Drawing from her lived experience with vitiligo, an autoimmune condition affecting skin pigmentation, Garcia explores the emotional and physical impact of the condition and the stages she’s navigated, including disbelief, embarrassment, anger, and frustration, before arriving at learning, acceptance, and self-love.

These images capture the author returning to her alma mater to educate students about vitiligo and share her poetry before the official launch of Faced With Vitiligo. These meaningful moments reflect the personal journey behind the book, the power of storytelling, and the joy of inspiring future readers through awareness, self-love, and acceptance.