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Apr12021

Indian American youth discuss how the farmers’ protests in India impact the U.S.

PoliticsBy Tarina Ahuja April 1, 2021

Source – https://prismreports.org/2021/03/12/indian-american-youth-discuss-how-the-farmers-protests-in-india-impact-the-us/ As the world’s largest democracy and one of the fastest growing trillion-dollar economies globally, India is a key player on the international stage. Although the country has been in the spotlight before due to controversial policies, the recent backlash to three agriculture bills passed in September 2020 have garnered unprecedented media coverage. These laws…

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Apr12021

Asian American Cultural Groups Hold Vigil for AAPI Victims of Hate Crimes

PoliticsBy Tarina Ahuja April 1, 2021

Source – https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/3/19/vigil-honors-aapi-hate-crime-victims/ A number of Harvard’s Asian and Asian American cultural groups held a virtual vigil Thursday night for victims of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. More than 150 Harvard affiliates attended the gathering, intended to be a space for solidarity and remembrance. A Tuesday report from nonprofit Stop AAPI Hate…

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Feb162021

YSP Youth Heroes’ Awards Recognizes ‘Leaders of Today’

PoliticsBy Tarina Ahuja February 16, 2021

Source: http://familyfed.org/news-story/ysp-youth-heroes-awards-recognizes-leaders-of-today-69571/ Not all heroes wear capes. Two young activists who are making a tremendous impact domestically and internationally were recently awarded the 2020 Youth Heroes’ Award by Youth and Students for Peace (YSP) USA. Kiangana Dialungana (also known as Makaya Revell), from Pennsylvania, and Tarina Kaur Ahuja, from Virginia, were both recognized for their…

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Feb162021

S!NERGY USA and 2020 Youth Heroes’ Awards

PoliticsBy Tarina Ahuja February 16, 2021

Source: https://yspusa.org/usa-snergy-2020 On December 26, 2020 Youth and Students for Peace USA (YSP) held a National S!NERGY event online in partnership with the Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (CARP). Three young people presented their ideas and project proposals to a panel of guest judges, along with an audience watching the livestream. PRESENTERS …

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Jan92021

Attack on our democracy

NewsBy Tarina Ahuja January 9, 2021

January 6th, 2021. This day was an attack on our democracy, yes, but more than that, an attack on our humanity and an attack on empathy. We witnessed the manifestation of years and centuries of oppression and a buildup of systemic hate in its most raw form. This was not simply a moment but a…

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Tarina Ahuja featured on CBS This Morning

PoliticsBy Tarina Ahuja October 3, 2020

Harvard freshman Tarina Ahuja was featured on CBS This Morning for co-founding The Greater Good Initiative, a think tank dedicated to bringing empathy to public policy…View her segment here.

Jun192020

Her Campus Pulls Off “Epic” Virtual Graduation

PoliticsBy Tarina Ahuja June 19, 2020

Source: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2020/05/her-campus-pulls-off-epic-virtual-graduation “THE CLASS OF 2020 is the class of resilience, the class of changemakers,” said Her Campus founders Stephanie Kaplan Lewis ’10, Annie Wang ’10, and Windsor Hanger Western ’10 as they introduced their live virtual graduation last Friday for any young woman finishing high school, college, or graduate programs. After winning the i3 Innovation…

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Jun192020

Black Lives Matter: South Asian Americans come to terms with own anti-blackness

PoliticsBy Tarina Ahuja June 19, 2020

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/black-lives-matter-south-asian-americans-come-to-terms-with-own-anti-blackness-6465153/ Crucially, the young generation that is unafraid to introspect within and initiate difficult conversations is increasingly putting its weight behind anti-black racism and casteism within. Black Lives Matter protests refuse to die down as the US remains wrapped up in discussions of structural racism, white supremacy and police abolition. Most importantly, conversations have…

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