Niyati Shah

Avid reader, amateur foodie, aspiring world traveler. #Voting and #SocialJustice (Opinions mine & not of any other person/organization).

[Niyati Shah @Niyati519]

"The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it."

~Congressman John Lewis

[Niyati Shah @Niyati519]

Finished nine days of trial in Arizona to protect our voting rights on behalf of an amazing client and with an amazing team!

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

When I was a little boy, the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack, and thousands of U.S. servicemembers perished. As a nation, we were stunned. And we vowed to strike back. Revenge was understandably on everyone’s mind, including many Americans of Japanese descent who opposed the emperor and were peaceful and law-abiding U.S. citizens and residents.

In its zeal to exact that revenge, however, the U.S. government overreacted, out of fear and bigotry. They targeted everyone who happened to look like the people who had carried out the attack. Those of us who had done nothing wrong were forced to pay the consequences for the decisions of others far away and disconnected from us. We were interned for years, in open-air prisons, while America went off to fight Japan, Germany and Italy.

It’s so important that we carry the lessons of the past through to today. Merely because one group commits atrocities and acts with depravity does not mean vast hundreds of thousands or even millions of others should be lumped together with them and made to suffer. We must never paint with the brush of justice and retaliation too broadly, or the toll of human suffering will rise immeasurably.

[Niyati Shah @Niyati519]

Had the privilege of being a lurker, ahem, the point for @SIfill_ during @AAAJ_AAJC #ACA tonight. Got an up close view to see what a rockstar she is (knew that tho 😬) and what a truly generous, genuine, and kind human she is to all.

[UVA Law School @UVALaw]

LISTEN: @profkjrobinson, @debbie_hellman, @davidghinojosa, @rickkahlenberg and @niyati519 examine how the #SCOTUS ruling in SFFA v. Harvard will affect college admissions programs and affirmative action more broadly. https://t.co/3WiuP6OwgG

[UVA Law School @UVALaw]

WATCH: Scholars and advocates discuss the implications for diversity in higher education and beyond after #SCOTUS’s SFFA v. Harvard decision. @profkjrobinson @debbie_hellman @davidghinojosa @rickkahlenberg @niyati519 https://t.co/DPhGfPmoIe

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

We've compiled a list of resources for victims of the Maui wildfires, as well as resources for allies to donate #MauiStrong

Full list of resources here ⬇️ https://t.co/knJVu4D5kf

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

Our hearts are with the residents of #Maui and all the Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders who are mourning the lives lost, the historical buildings destroyed, and a community devastated these raging wildfires. 💔

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

Advancing Justice – AAJC welcomes the introduction of pro-voter legislation, such as the Freedom to Vote Act reintroduced today. We look forward to working with Congress to ensure the strongest voter protections are enacted for our communities.

[Niyati Shah @Niyati519]

Now also here👇 https://t.co/Cz7JVl5yO3

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

A race-blind, merit based system is a fallacy when the markers of merit are tainted by white supremacy and inequity. Today #SCOTUS was on the wrong side of history.

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

No matter what the white supremacists say, getting rid of affirmative action means that fewer Asian American students would be admitted to college.

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

Asian Americans are often being used as a face and tactic to challenge affirmative action. We refuse to be used as a wedge to end a policy for racial justice and equality. #WeBelong

[Janelle S. Wong janellewong.bsky.social @ProfJanelleWong]

(1/10) Viet Nguyen and I discuss the false "Asian American penalty myth" in college admissions here - the evidence against it and why it remains so powerful. #DefendDiversity #AffirmativeAction @harvarddiverse @NAACP_LDF @AAAJ_AAJC @LawyersComm https://t.co/VAwYMGLoSD

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

In January, a mass shooting in #HalfMoonBay, CA left seven farmworkers dead. All were of Asian or Hispanic descent, and several were undocumented. Months later, the victims' families are still struggling with the loss of their loved ones. If you can, please help out.

[Niyati Shah @Niyati519]

An important and needed affirmation that racial discrimination exists and should be stopped when it occurs. We need more protection for our voting rights, though. And the fight continues.

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

The Supreme Court's decision to strike down Alabama's revised congressional maps is a major win for Voting Rights. We must fight every where for fair congressional maps across the country so that all voters are equitably seen and heard

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

The perpetuated “model minority” myth diminishes the stake of AANHPI women in the fight for #EqualPay and does not allow room for the unique challenges faced by our most vulnerable. (4/4)

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

Today our communities should be ringing in the Lunar New Year, but instead we are grieving from a mass shooting in a community that has been terrorized by gun violence. Please rely on our partner affiliate, @ajsocal_ for helplines in seven languages.

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

Voter hotline assistance is provided in English, Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Urdu. 1-888-API-VOTE!

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

📞Call our Asian language voter hotline: 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683)