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Samira Ahmed
Samira Ahmed is the author of “Love, Hate & Other Filters,” “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” and “Internment.”
Zuleikha Mayat
South African author and activist who led a life of courage, compassion and integrity
Priyanka Champaneri
Priyanka Champaneri’s debut novel The City of Good Death won the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, longlisted for India’s Tata Literature Live! First Book Award, and named one of NPR’s 2021 Books We Love.
Asha Rao
Professor Asha Rao is a mathematician by training and applies algebraic techniques to a wide variety of problems, ranging from designing better codes for communication, to detecting money laundering and describing human interactions in the physical space.
Jhumpa Lahiri
In her works of fiction, Dr. Lahiri has illuminated the Indian-American experience in beautifully wrought narratives of estrangement and belonging.
Neera Tanden
Domestic Policy Advisor to US President Biden and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
Lady Gladys Nicholls
Lady Gladys Nicholls was a leading Aboriginal activist whose dedicated community service was an inspiration to many.
María
Enslaved woman in Spanish-controlled Philippine Islands killed because she refused a man’s advances
Kamala Harris
On January 20, 2021, Kamala D. Harris became the first woman, the first African American woman, the first Indian-American, the first person of Asian-American descent, and the first graduate of an HBCU to be sworn in as the Vice President of the United States of America.