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A super talented digital media // immigrant rights organizer that has done it all - but is committed to the movement because of his personal connection to immigration.\n\nYash came to Charlotte, NC at the age of seven with a background in organizing already - his mom was a women\u2019s rights organizer in India that helped influence his social justice thinking. \n\nThrough his amazing video and photos he looks to tell authentic narratives in the South - immigration became a natural fit for him - most of his friends were immigrants when he began organizing. We talk about Yash\u2019s abilities to use his personal lens to help create stories that can help move social actions. \n\nHe tells stories that blow my mind - like being detained in a room with family members at 7 years old, with no English - a \u201cfrustrating and scary experience\u201d - which he thinks about when hearing about people going into deportation proceedings. \n\nHe is a co-founder with Juan Carlos of the Dream Organizing Network in North Carolina - in the beginning, using the \u201cDreamer\u201d narrative to gain access to spaces - but using it to raise awareness of Obama\u2019s 2 million deportations. \n\nA Hillary For America alum - he breaks down his perspective on the election, the video he produced in case the election went to Trump, and the ride back after he had packed up all his stuff in the office on November 4th - all touching, and vivid moments, telling folks "we have your back". \n\n\u201cResistance\u201d is Yash\u2019s frame from which he\u2019s working from now - he was taking a break preparing for the People\u2019s Climate March on the 29th - the commitment to the American Dream is real. \n\nAnd listen all the way to the end to learn about how he\u2019s worked with Steph Curry (who\u2019s from Charlotte)!