that she decided to run after the presidential election, when she witnessed the fear felt by minorities in her community. Dhingra came to the U.S. from India at age 11, and as a mental health and crisis intervention expert, she provides training to law enforcement and works with a local hospital to improve criminal justice outcomes for mentally ill people. Dhingra cofoundedAPI Chaya Last October, many Orange County, California, families, including mine, woke up to the smell of smoke and a sky tinted orange. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to force people to shelter at home, tens of thousands of our neighbors had a few hours’ notice to evacuate. With a wildfire approaching, their homes were no longer safe.What came to be called “theSilverado Fire I didn't think twice about un-RSVPing to my friend's Memorial Day BBQ and kissing the sweltering NYC heat goodbye for a trip to the Windy City.Divergent students and teachers organized a strike in the country’ssecond largestschool district, students arecalling on