This week’s 2019 SikhLEAD Summer Internship Spotlight features Nitasha Giran! Nitasha interned with Faith in Public Life. Here is what she had to say about her SikhLEAD Experience:
My name is Nitasha Giran, I am a rising senior studying International Studies at Vassar College, and I am from Chandler, Arizona.
Do you feel pressured to represent the Sikh community?
With my placement this summer I felt more comfortable about representing the Sikh Community. With being affiliated with SALDEF, I felt more professionally connected with the Sikh American Network and qualified to represent the Sikh American community.
What has been the highlight of your internship thus far?
Seeing a whole summer’s worth of work come together during Langar on the Hill was the most rewarding and memorable experience. We got to see that as undergraduate students we can still organize an event this monumental for the Sikh American community. Which brings out really important people who work on Capitol Hill to increase our visibility.
