South Asian Youth Leaders at the White House: Invited to the Diwali Celebration & Youth Advocacy Roundtable

Posted on November 2, 2022Comments Off on South Asian Youth Leaders at the White House: Invited to the Diwali Celebration & Youth Advocacy Roundtable
President Biden
South Asian Youth Leaders
Arin with Dr. Jha
Arin at Whitehouse

Arin Parsa (Teens for Vaccines), Saanvi Arora (GENUp), Divyansh Kaushik (Federation of American Scientists), and others were invited to the White House South Asian Youth Leaders Roundtable held on October 24, 2022. The roundtable was held prior to Diwali celebrations at the White House. Young leaders shared their experience in mobilizing youth for advocacy in communities and met notable policy advisors at the White House, including:

  • Erika Moritsugu, DAP & AA and NHPI Senior Liaison
  • Nahid Bhadelia, Senior Policy Advisor for Global COVID-19 Response
  • Karuna Seshasai, Senior Policy Advisor for the COVID-19 Response
  • Tresa Joseph, Policy Assistant
  • Shreeya Panigrahi, Associate Director for Health and Veterans Affairs at the Domestic Policy Council