Dorsa Jahanbakhsh was one of the IAWF's Summer Interns in 2017. She is a current student at University of California, Irvine majoring in Sociology and Spanish.  She also teaches Persian dance classes at the California Zoroastrian Center for kids and is a current Supervisor at Starbucks. She has been an Odyssey Online Newspaper writer at UCI and the Culture Chair of the Iranian Student Union. Dorsa has taken part in social movement videos such as " I am not a label "  video by Prince Ea. 

Testimonial

During my internship at the Iranian American Women Foundation, I learned to utilize a lot of social media marketing techniques. In addition, I was able to assist and learn more about conference planning. I had the opportunity to learn how a nonprofit organization operates and had the chance to become acquainted with successful Iranian Women. Learning about the journeys of successful Iranian women, I felt greatly empowered in pursuing my own goals in the future. It helped to know that women with my own background have overcome obstacles to obtain the strength they have today. A significant encounter during my internship was during a "Connect" event. I was able to network and learn about Dr. Sherry Nooravi's career as an organizational psychologist. After my encounter, I was able to research and learn more about this career which helped me to narrow down my options for graduate school. Overall, I would say this internship has been a great self reflection opportunity. By observing such strong Iranian women, I feel that I am more aware of the strength of women with my own roots and feel enthusiastic in the steps I take in building the foundation for my own future. Such strong women are a great mirror in establishing my own unique success.

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