This entry was posted in america, inequality, memoir, nonfiction, religion, Review and tagged a memoir of a family and culture in crisis, america, appalachia, book blogger, book bloggers, book review, hillbilly elegy, j.d. Vance, jd vance, memoir, nonfiction on March 11, 2017 by Bri with a book blog. Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American author and venture capitalist known for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy.The book is about the Appalachian values of his upbringing and their relation to the social problems of his hometown. The book was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2016 and 2017.It was a finalist for the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

Usha Vance, also known as Usha Chilukuri, is the wife of a popular American venture capitalist and author Hiilbily Elegy. Elegy is famous for his memoir. Usha is working as a litigation associate at Munger Tolles & Olson LLP located in San Francisco and Washington. Usha is from southern California. Currently, she is staying with her husband and two children in Cincinnati.

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Usha Vance was also an analyst at a law firm in New York and a Yale china before entering law school. She worked as an executive development editor of The Yale Law Journal at Yale Law School. Similarly, talking about her achievements, she participated in the “Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic” and also the media freedom and information access clinic. During those busy periods, Usha co-directed the initiative for public interest law’s annual public interest auction.

10 Facts About Usha Vance:

1. Usha Vance was born in California, United States. Her ethnicity is Asian American as she is an Indian-American woman.
2. Usha Vance’s birthdate is not revealed to date. Her age can be approximately around 35 to 40.
3. She is happily married to her Formal law school mates JD Vance. Similarly, the couple is blessed with two children. i.e two sons whose names are not revealed which seems she and her family are happy together.
4. Usha Vance’s parent’s names are not revealed in any sources but their surname was Chilukuri.
5. As she studied in a well-renowned college in the United States, her family background seems to be quite good.
6. Unfortunately, Usha Vance does not have her own Wikipedia page but we can get her information on some of the wiki sites.
7. Talking about her education, she graduated from Yale Law School situated in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
8. Moving on to her occupation, she works as an attorney but her Net Worth is not mentioned in any sources.
9. Usha Vance is not much active on Instagram and Twitter.
10. However, she has a Facebook account under the name of Usha Chilukuri Vance.

Netflix’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ an original to the platform, directed by Ron Howard, is an adaptation of J.D. Vance’s memoir, ‘Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis.’ It portrays the desperate attempts of an Appalachian family residing in Middletown, Ohio, as they try to pursue the American dream by following three generations of the family.

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The youngest member of the Vance family, J.D. Vance, is the main character. In the family drama, J.D.’s relationship with his grandparents, sister, and most importantly, mother, Bev Vance, takes center stage. After all, Bev’s problems with substance abuse are what caused J.D.’s whole world to turn upside down. Let’s find out the current whereabouts of J.D.’s mother Bev Vance, shall we?

Who Is Bev Vance?

Bev Vance is a woman who worked as a nurse at one point in her life and valued education and integrity most of all. She was even the salutatorian of her high school class, but unfortunately, she had to postpone earning a Bachelor’s degree because she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Lindsay, when she was just 19-years-old. Then, unlike her siblings, Bev succumbed to the statistical odds of growing up in an unstable home and recycled that with her kids.

She would subject J.D. and Lindsay to experiences of domestic violence, substance abuse, and instability as she never could hold onto a romantic relationship for too long. Bev, who learned how to be hot-headed from her mother, sadly took it one step further when she combined her attitude with her affinity towards drugs and alcohol. When her kids – Lindsay and J.D. – were growing up, instead of caring for them, she stayed out late to have fun.

When her father died, Bev developed a dependency on prescription pain medication, which eventually led her to use heroin – the substance she overdosed on when J.D. was at Yale. Thankfully, though, with Bev’s career and her mother raising her kids, they were able to learn the importance of intellectual abilities and be safe from harm.

Where Is Bev Vance Now?

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Bev Vance, still residing in working-class Middletown, Ohio, is now doing much better than when her children were younger. A few years ago, she understood the extensive impact her actions had on her children, and because she wanted to be a part of her grandchildren’s lives for as long as possible, in a way that she wasn’t for her own brood, Bev turned over a new leaf. Bev went to a 12-step program, accepted the help she knew she needed, and became sober with the support of her loved ones.

Today, it’s been over six years since she has even touched a drop of alcohol or any harmful/addictive narcotics. As for how she makes a living, even at her age, Bev is working, earning money by being a house cleaner and a bookkeeper, two of the most honest and humbling jobs known to us, in and around her residential area. Moreover, whenever she’s not busy with her occupation, Bev spends as much time as possible with her two children and five grandchildren, making up for all the lost time.

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