I have a passion for racial justice and for building meaningful relationships with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. I am thrilled to support Community Conversations at Stetson because these discussions foster connection, empathy, understanding, and recognition of our shared humanity. These values are crucial in our polarized world. Racial justice work is imperative because creating a more equitable society requires both meaningful dialogue and a willingness to understand experiences beyond our own. Through this internship, I hope to help create spaces where people feel comfortable engaging in thoughtful conversations about race, identity, and justice. I am excited to learn from others while contributing to a community that values dignity, inclusion, and meaningful connection.

I am passionate about racial justice and using the law to support groups of people that have too often been overlooked or underserved. My commitment to this work comes from both my personal experiences and my background in immigration, public interest, and community advocacy. Throughout law school, I have become especially interested in the ways race, poverty, immigration status, and access to justice intersect. I hope to build a legal career centered on service and meaningful relationships with the communities I serve. For me, racial justice work is not just an academic interest, but a responsibility and a central part of the kind of advocate I hope to become.

I believe that racial justice is not simply taking to the streets and creating laws and legislation. In my mind, racial justice is not separate from environmental justice. It is not separate from the medical system or food systems. Racial justice is all of these things. As a student and global citizen, I want to better understand how these things are interconnected. One of the biggest problems that I wrestle with, in relation to health & wellbeing in underserved communities, is the level of metabolic disease and other health complications related to food. Food is innately political—access to healthy, nutritious meals has become exclusive to those with the money to afford it. I hope to learn more about this systemic problem and explore tangible solutions.