sentences:  She has published several anthologies relating to being a Mizrahi/Sephardi Jew of Egyptian and Iraqi-born parents and the indignities suffered by Jews who were forced into second-class (dhimmi) status in their homelands, as well as cultural dominance of the Ashkenazi Jews in countries like the United States, where it was difficult for her as she did not share their language, history or food, making it hard for her to identify with American Jews, which are overwhelmingly of Eastern European origin.She has also published essays in psychoanalytic approaches to work with women and lesbians.Rachel Wahba is also co-founder and co-owner (with her former wife, Judy Dlugacz), of Olivia Travel, a lesbian travel and resort company.