Samhita Shanker (she/her) is currently completing her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a minor in Law and Society at UBC. As a writer, as well as a queer Indian, her primary focus is on telling stories that explore how queerness intersects (and conflicts) with South Asian society. Her academic work has examined the Asian diaspora and the relationship between Asian immigrants and racial capitalism; currently, she is helping facilitate conversations on these topics through her work at ACAM Dialogues.