In this interview, Rizky Etika discusses the evolution of her political consciousness and talks about the political activities she has engaged in since she was a high schooler. She discusses her and her family members' experiences as Muslim immigrants to the United States, and expresses her worries about immigration in the current political climate. She talks about her experience at the Women's March on Washington, and expresses optimism about the future in spite of her concerns about immigration and xenophobia.
Biographical note
Rizky Etika was born in 1997 in Indonesia. She currently studies art history and business at Emory University, and is employed by WonderRoot, an nonprofit arts organization in Atlanta.
Historical note
On January 21, 2017, millions of people worldwide took part in marches to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President of the United States. The first protest, which took place in Washington, D.C., was known as the Women's March on Washington and was intended as a response to anti-woman rhetoric and beliefs that were espoused during Trump's campaign. While women's and reproductive rights were at the forefront of marchers' concerns, many also protested the racist, anti-immigrant, anti-science, and other controversial sentiments expressed by the incoming Trump administration.
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Citation
Etika, Rizky, interviewed by Schaune Griffin, April 2, 2017, Women's Marches Oral History Project, Archives for Research on Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
