The New American Leaders Project

The New American Leaders Project

The New American Leaders Project (NALP) is a civic education initiative specifically focused on preparing Americans of direct immigrant origin and their children for political leadership. Nearly one in five Americans is an immigrant or a child of immigrant parents. NALP believes that through political engagement and leadership, immigrants and their children can help strengthen the fabric of American democracy.

The New American Leaders Project recruits recognized individuals with a track record of civic involvement and trains them in the key skills needed for leadership -- from local government to Washington DC.

The project’s goals are threefold: to expand the number of immigrants in political leadership positions, increase voter participation in immigrant communities and allow immigrant voters more opportunities to engage with leaders who reflect their unique experiences.

In partnership with existing candidate training and voter engagement programs and nonprofits currently serving immigrant communities, NALP aims to help grow the number of immigrant elected officials to more closely represent the rising immigrant share of the American population. To this end, NALP leaders receive training and support in the skills and strategies needed to become effective political leaders. In addition, NALP offers voters opportunities to learn about political and governing processes through trainings and opportunities to connect with candidates and elected officials as active citizens.

STAFF:

SAYU BHOJWANI - Founding Director

MARIO LUGAY
NINA SPENSLEY
JUBEL MIAH