Name: Aena Khan

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2021

School Name: Vassar College

Major: International Studies

Description: Aena Khan is a graduate of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY, where she majored in International Studies, with an emphasis on Migration Studies, and a minor in Arabic Language and Culture. Over the course of her undergraduate career, Aena served on the Vassar Student Association, wrote for the student-run Miscellany News, and worked with various local organizations on immigration and racial justice issues in the state of New York. Outside of school, Aena has worked for the Council on Foreign Relations, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the ACLU. In the future, Aena hopes to attend law school and work on issues related to foreign policy’s domestic implications on immigration and national security. You can catch her playing with different coffee blends or reading in her free time.

Sponsor: Syeda Zehra Batool Jafri Scholarship