Meet SALDEF’s 2015 internship class! 
Jaspreet (Rosie) Kaur HOMETOWN: Cypress, California SCHOOL: University of California, Berkeley MAJOR: Business Administration and Political Science; minor in Public Policy. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Vice President of Berkeley’s Kappa Alpha Pi; Creates initiatives on Sikh awareness; most notably anti-bullying campaign with schools across Bay Area INTERNSHIP: United States Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC), a governmental agency that enforces employment discrimination laws 
Harman Paul Singh Brar HOMETOWN: Williamsville, New York SCHOOL: State University of New York at Buffalo MAJOR: Political Science; minor in Spanish ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Vice President of Sikh Students Association; former President of the Sikh Youth Committee at the Sikh Cultural and Educational Society of Western New York INTERNSHIP: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) 
Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal HOMETOWN: Stockton, California SCHOOL: Humphreys College MAJOR: Criminal Justice ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Volunteer, Organization for Minorities of India; Sikh Youth Advocate; active member of Stockton Sikh Community; member of the California Gatka Dal INTERNSHIP: The Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights (LCCHR), a coalition of over 200 organizations that work to promote common goals concerning human and civil rights 
Amreen Kaur Bhasin HOMETOWN: Cresskill, New Jersey SCHOOL: Vassar College MAJOR: Chinese/ Greek and Roman Studies; concentration in Political Science ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Co-president of its Mock Trial team; chair of the College’s Judicial Board; member Varsity Fencing, Field Hockey teams; South Asian Student’s Association INTERNSHIP: Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) 
Naureen Kaur Singh HOMETOWN: Colorado Springs, Colorado SCHOOL: University of Colorado-Boulder MAJOR: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology ACCOMPLISHMENTS: founder-president of her school’s Sikh Student Association; founder of the Colorado Sikh Camp; SikhLEAD alum; recipient of “Outstanding Student Voice” on her campus INTERNSHIP: White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) 
Kiman Kaur HOMETOWN: Taylorsville, Utah SCHOOL: University of Utah MAJOR: Gender Studies and Environmental Science ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Created a workshop proposal on feminism within Sikhism for 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions; president of her school’s Students for Choice chapter; intern with the Women’s Resource Center INTERNSHIP: National Organization of Women (NOW) 
Shawn Singh Bhatia HOMETOWN: Houston, Texas SCHOOL: University of Houston MAJOR: Business Finance ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Intern at a criminal law firm; Hopes to become the first Sikh Congressman since the 1960s INTERNSHIP: SALDEF National Office; Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) 
Bani Kaur Randhawa HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania SCHOOL: Northwestern University MAJOR: Political Science/ Economics ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Competed in the Sikh Youth Alliance’s annual symposium for 13 years; Organizing Fellow with the 2012 Obama for America campaign INTERNSHIP: SALDEF National Office; Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) 
Nanki Kaur Bhullar HOMETOWN: Clovis, California SCHOOL: Santa Clara University MAJOR: Women’s & Gender Studies/ Philosophy; minor in Political Science ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Active within university’s Multicultural Center (MCC); co-president and co-founder of Sikh Student Association; event coordinator, Feminists for Justice; reporter for school’s newspaper; member, Model United Nations (MUN); member, Labor Action Committee (LAC); volunteer, California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA); SikhLEAD alum INTERNSHIP: Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17) Avneet Kaur Soin HOMETOWN: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts SCHOOL: Tufts University MAJOR: Biopsychology ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Intern with the Tufts Women’s Center; translator and clinical volunteer for Tufts Sharewood Clinic; co-president of Sikh Students Association; kirtan instructor INTERNSHIP: Association for Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO); Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Ensure that Sikh youth continue to have these opportunities. Donate to SALDEF today!
