Ep. 035: The American Melting Pot in Appalachia

A strategic consultant, political maven, & social entrepreneur based in the Washington, DC area, Rina Shah has been nationally-recognized as an astute businesswoman with a strong streak of political activism. Prior to relocating to northern Virginia, she grew up in Beckley, West Virginia and attended West Virginia University as a college student. She shares with Garrett her experiences as the daughter of immigrants living in West Virginia, what it's like being a representative of West Virginia to the rest of the world, what role stigmas have played in her life, and some of the interesting contradictions that make up her identity.    You can follow Rina on Twitter @RinainDC    You can get in touch with her about her work at her website https://www.runwithrina.com/    You can learn more about Jainism by reading this article on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Donate: www.cardinalinstitute.com/donate Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cardinalinstitute Newsletter: www.cardinalinstitute.com/contact YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosCMp86mjLbf8ZWfE5yS7Q Twitter: @CardinalWV Facebook: /CardinalInstitute/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardinal-institute-for-wv-policy/ Instagram: @teamcardinalwv