Before this summer with WLP I only had 2 South Asian role models: my mother and astronaut Sunita Williams. Both are incredible women in their own respects but I had trouble projecting my own dreams in their careers or lifestyles. This year has been the year of brown women- from Kamala Harris to Priyanka Chopra. While I admire all the South Asian women I see in the news and in entertainment, for me it felt like the lives they were living were unattainable. They jump from oppor

I came to D.C. hoping to solidify what area of government and politics I want to pursue—and instead of narrowing down my options, this city changes my mind by the hour. I’ll walk by a foreign policy think tank and will realize that I want to conduct research; I’ll visit the Capitol and can see myself working for a Congressman or Senator I admire. I’ll meet a lawyer working on policy I hope to impact and think I will attend law school; I’ll meet another lawyer working on polic