{"id":1069,"date":"2017-03-13T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2021-11-23T19:08:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:08:42","slug":"social-justice-spotlight-kimya-forouzan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2017\/03\/13\/social-justice-spotlight-kimya-forouzan\/","title":{"rendered":"Social justice spotlight: Kimya Forouzan"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s Social Justice Spotlight features Kimya Forouzan, a 2L\u00a0in the Social Justice Lawyering Clinic.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For many law students, witnessing the recent executive orders regarding immigration have been quite difficult. For me, it hit close to home. My parents immigrated here from Iran, one of the nations restricted by Trump’s “Muslim Ban.” While this was difficult to witness and process, these actions only reinvigorated my commitment to volunteering with immigrant communities.<\/p>\n

Each week, I spend half of the work day volunteering with Nationalities Service Cen\"\"ter, where I coordinate and escort clients to necessary medical appointments as a part of the Refugee Health Access team. Additionally, I work as a volunteer interpreter by appointment at HIAS, interpreting for Farsi-speaking clients. Often times, this work is exhausting, both mentally and emotionally.<\/p>\n

However, with all that is happening in the current political climate, I find it critical to make the time to contribute to social justice and do what I can to forge a path towards a healthy, safe life in the United States for those in my ethnic community.<\/p>\n

Kimya (on right) and her sister, supporting a campaign sponsored by Franklin Fountain to raise money for Nationalities Service Center by selling\u00a0homemade Persian ice cream.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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