ICYMI: The 10th annual New American Hero Awards was a resounding success! 💃🏽

The evening was filled with inspiring stories, powerful speeches, and a shared commitment to supporting our fellow leaders. Feeling like you missed out? Want to relive some moments? Check out our livestream with all of the incredibly inspiring moments with our trailblazing honorees!

Welcome to our new National Director of Women’s and Constituency Programs, Nancy Batista! 🎉

Nancy is a progressive civic mobilizer with experience engaging diverse communities in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Washington, and nationally through various roles. She previously served at Poder Latinx where she engaged with low-propensity, diverse voters.

As a Guatemalan immigrant who came to the U.S. at a very young age, Nancy was raised in a single-parent home and understands the sacrifices her mother made, working three shifts in different factories to sustain the family. Growing up, her family faced many hurdles due to their immigration status, which now serves as her motivation. Nancy shared, "As a Latina who has dedicated my career to voter empowerment, there are few avenues for progress, and many times we are on our own to sink or swim. We have to lift each other up.”

We are excited to see how she’ll enrich our movement! ❤️

Scholarship Alert for our NALpistas! 🚨🚨🚨

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans 2024 application is now OPEN! 

This award provides $90,000 in graduate funding for U.S. immigrants and children of immigrants. Head to their website to learn more about the application process and eligibility requirements. The deadline is Thursday, October 31st. 
 

#NALpistasDidThat

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

• Contra Costa Commissioner for Women and Girls Christy Lam-Julian (Ready to Lead®, AAPI Women 2024) launched her campaign to run for Pinole City Council in California! 

• Dolma Lama (Ready to Lead®, AAPI Women 2024) became the new District Director at the Office of Assemblymember Steven Raga (Ready to Lead® and Ready to Win® 2016).

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!