Shamail Amiri
Shamail Amiri is the Refugee Congress Delegate for California. She is a former asylum-seeker from Afghanistan and came to the U.S. in 2012. Amiri has worked with nonprofit organizations collaborating with USAID, providing programs for women and children such as literacy courses and training in weaving and sewing. Amiri volunteers with Survivors of Torture, Inc., to assist recent refugees and asylum-seekers when they arrive in the U.S. Amiri has a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from the University of California and an AAS paralegal degree. She has received the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs “Women’s Political, Economic, and Social Empowerment” award, as well as a Global Soroptimists International “Live Your Dream” award (first place) and the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services Honor’s Academic Achievement award.