Sanaa Abrar
Sanaa Abrar serves as the Advocacy Director at United We Dream, the largest immigrant youth-led network in the nation. Abrar leads the network in crafting federal and state and local policies and advocacy campaigns that are informed by the vision shared by immigrant youth across the country. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and immigrated with her mother at three months old to reunite with her father in the United States. She shares in the UWD vision of reaching out to other sisters of color who feel isolated and ostracized by their communities, to build together, organize and win. Abrar graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies and Spanish as well as a minor in Public Health from Washington University in St. Louis. She went on to complete her Master’s in Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from American University. Abrar also serves on the board of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild.