Please join us on Thursday, May 30 for another Midwest stump speech workshop and networking event! From 6pm to 8pm, we’ll be at BasBlue to reconnect with NAL alum and friends in the region. We’ll also devote some time for a stump speech workshop, so if you’re looking for any feedback and support, be sure to RSVP here!

The countdown to our 10th annual New American Hero Awards begins! ☀️

Please join us on the evening of Thursday, June 27th at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. as we celebrate this year’s bold honorees Michigan State Senator Darrin Camilleri, Jefferson Elementary School Board Trustee (CA) Manufou Liaiga Anoa'i, and Texas U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro 🌟 It’ll be an occasion to reunite, reconnect, and rebuild power with new and old NALpistas from all over the country!

🎟 Learn more about our ticket pricing options and reserve your spot today!

“What drives me to run is when I see these marginalized, vulnerable communities that keep suffering. That is my drive to help them because their voices need to be heard,” Rima Mohammad said.

We are excited to share that New American Leaders was recognized by PBS NewsHour for our continued efforts to close the gap in representation for immigrants! NALpistas featured include our CEO and President Ghida Dagher, trainer Darrin Camilleri, alumnas Rima Mohammad (Ready to Lead® AAPI Women 2024) and America Ali Yahya (Ready to Lead® Midwest 2023).

New American Leaders founder Sayu Bhojwani was recognized by Politics NY and amNY Metro’s inaugural AAPI Power Players list, which highlights the elected officials, business leaders, entrepreneurs, community leaders and social and cultural advocates who are the future of New York City. 

We are honored to have been featured by the Nonprofit Quarterly for our work in grassroots organizing and advancing New American communities! 

As part of their courageous giving framework, they call for comprehensive philanthropic strategies that protect marginalized communities from physical and political attacks while building the economic, cultural, and political power we need to create a future where we all can thrive.

#NALpistasDidThat

Here are some of the amazing things our alumni have done recently:

• Arizona State Senator Anna Hernandez (New American Leaders’ Fellow 2022) and State Representative Analise Ortiz (Ready to Lead® Southwest & Ready to Win® 2021) championed HB2720, a bill that requires all cities over 75,000 people to allow Accessory Dwelling Units on properties where a single-family home is zoned. This is meant to alleviate the affordable housing crisis in the state.
• Colorado State Representatives Tim Hernández (New American Leaders’ Fellow 2021) and Elizabeth Velasco’s (National Women’s Training 2022) sponsored SB24-182, a bill which would would amend the Colorado Road and Community Safety Act, making it easier for new immigrants to obtain a driver's license or state identification card for residents who do not have legal resident status in the United States, passed in the House.
• Ann Arbor City Councilmember Ayesha Ghazi Edwin (Ready to Lead® Michigan 2015) has accepted a full-time position as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work!
• Michigan State Senator Darrin Camilleri (Ready to Lead® Trainer) one of NextGen America’s 2024 Gen10 Leaders from across the United States working to create generational change.
• Susan Shin Andersen (Ready to Lead® Northeast 2024) won her election for Councilor-At-Large in Montclair, New Jersey! 
• Shivani Parikh (Ready to Lead® AAPI Women 2024) founded and launched the South Asian Legal Defense Fund to adequately meet the legal needs of her community.

Know someone who should be included in this list? Let us know! We're so proud of our NAL family for taking action to create a stronger, more inclusive democracy and would love to give everyone a shoutout!