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Sarah Kamakawiwo\u2018ole is pursuing a Master in Public Health (MPH) at the University of Hawai\u2018i and previously attended the University of Miami. She is interested in a variety of broad health policy topics, especially regarding active intersections with Native Hawaiian\/Pacific Islander communities as well as data governance and management. This summer, Sarah did the Special Projects Internship with the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.<\/p>\n
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What are you excited to learn about during your internship this summer?<\/b><\/p>\n
I\u2019m excited about almost everything this summer. I\u2019ve never had experience in legislature or legal matters other than as a member of the public (e.g. submitting state testimony on paper, etc.) so it\u2019s all very new. It\u2019s interesting to learn about the writing styles and techniques utilized in these settings compared to my previous training and become a more well-rounded writer. (Or at least, try to become one.) I try to ask the professionals I come across about their career paths and their thoughts\/reflections on any and everything I can possibly think of because I want to learn more about people as well. I am trying my best to glean as much as possible from all around me.<\/span><\/p>\n How has your focus on AANHPI issues changed or developed through interning at CAPAL?<\/b><\/p>\n As a student of both Asian and Native Hawaiian descent, I have reflected on the ways that such vast groups of people have been aggregated into a single identity since the first day of CAPAL activities this summer. It interests me to discuss AANHPI topics with those of similar but not exactly the same backgrounds to examine general common threads as well as more finely tuned nuances that differ. <\/span><\/p>\n Why is public service important to you?<\/b><\/p>\n I think that public service has an often-underrated role but is crucial to the institutional functions that we have become accustomed to in the modern era. It\u2019s important to me for many reasons, but perhaps in general, because it is a cornerstone of features in the US that I would like to stick around for awhile.<\/span><\/p>\n What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?<\/b><\/p>\n As a strange contradiction to the previous \u2013 I think the best advice I\u2019ve gotten so far this summer is to do less. No matter what I achieve, I remain susceptible to unhealthy levels of FOMO and constantly pretend I can have a 14- or 15-hour workday but still sleep enough to do substantive critical thinking. I am here to work hard, but I also would rather do three things well than thirteen things poorly. (Or both. Why not both?)<\/span><\/p>\n What is something that people usually don\u2019t expect or know about you?<\/b><\/p>\n One thing that people don\u2019t know about me is that I can\u2019t think of an answer for this question without revealing something about myself.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.capal.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_3364-1024x768.jpg\")
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<\/p>\nMeet all of our CAPAL Scholars & Interns\u00a0here.<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0<\/em>Sukhanjot (Sukhi) Kaur is a rising senior at the University of Nevada, Reno majoring in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Accounting.\u00a0She is currently deciding between a master\u2019s in higher education and political science, but hopes to go on to work for a nonprofit focusing on women and education after graduation. Sukhi served as the Service Officer for Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. the past year. She was greatly exposed to Sikh American representation through her involvement in with the Sikh community in Nevada and having grown up in Punjab until early childhood. Sukhi hopes to promote Sikh American leadership with her commitments and organize more involvement in the Sikh American youth in her community.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"