Pictured here on a clear day, Lenni can take her eyes off her feet for a moment. A wood worker and builder by trade, Ms. Calipo joined the STANDARDS team on a dare, creating many of the works featured in our publication with her daughter, Paloma. Lenni is of Puertoriqueña and Filipina heritage, and honors the struggles of her immigrant parents, while considering her life and the many new cultures she has discovered her own. Six years clean and sober, Lenni is grateful for many things; inspired by a few; and occasionally committed to being a grownup.  
     

 

 

 Original Photo © 1996 by Lenni J. Calipo
 
     
 

 Text © 1996 by STANDARDS
 

 

 

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