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Luna Ranjit

Luna Ranjit is executive director of Adhikaar, a social justice organization located in New York that's building the power of Nepali-speaking and other new immigrant communities. She is a Ms. Foundation Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project.

Luna's Latest Articles

First Timer: Why I Must Vote As a U.S. Citizen

By Luna Ranjit ● Commentary ● August 18, 2016

I take my right to vote seriously. People went to jail and many more risked their lives and limbs for me to enjoy this right. I need to vote, and not just for the presidential candidates, but every single row on my ballot.

A rally for immigration reform in Washington, D.C.

Families Fractured by Immigration Need Reform, Regrouping More Than Ever

By Luna Ranjit ● Commentary ● June 29, 2016

In his remaining months in office Obama is unlikely to remedy the setback the U.S. Supreme Court recently inflicted on millions of Americans and their immigrant families. But the fight isn’t over.