Amna Shamim

Originally from Montgomery County, Maryland, Amna graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University, earning her bachelor’s degree in American Studies, Anthropology, and French. In college, Amna served as president of the South Asian Society (SAS) where she planned and hosted cultural, professional, and academic community programs. She was also a choreographer for Rangila (a philanthropic dance showcase organized by SAS), a senior multimedia editor for The Hoya, and a French tutor for the Academic Resource Center.

Amna has always been interested in how individual experiences shape communities. She wrote her undergraduate thesis on the development of Edison, NJ, as an ethnic enclave for South Asian Americans through the lens of its local newspaper, researching how complicated dynamics of class, ethnicity, and nationality shaped Edison’s community. She also worked as a research assistant for Dr. Bernie Cook on “Since Last We Met,” a documentary project memorializing the 272+ enslaved people sold by Georgetown University in 1838. She transcribed, arranged, and edited interview footage of GU272+ descendants for some of the short films in the project.

At Georgetown Law, Amna is excited to pursue a career helping marginalized individuals navigate the complex legal system through direct legal services or public defense. In her free time, Amna likes studying maps, reading books with unlikeable female protagonists, and reimagining suburbia through pedestrian-centered urban planning.