Name: Aaminah Tabassum

Recipient Year: 2022

Congressional Office: Rep. Andre Carson (IN-7)

Description: Aaminah Tabassum is a Psychology and Political Science major at Wayne State University. She recently served as a Youth Ambassador for the US Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai where she shared American values with government delegations and thousands of international visitors. As an undergraduate researcher, she has studied the psychological consequences of overseas evacuation on children and believes in the power of sport to alleviate post-conflict trauma and unite communities. In 2019, she designed a summer archery camp for refugee girls in Detroit in order to foster equal opportunity in sport. In the future, she hopes to be an American diplomat or work as a Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaminah-tabassum-7a3358217/