Aziza Siddiqui
After Siddiqui traveled to Washington D.C. to receive the award, her family told her to stay in the U.S. They said it was not safe to go back to Afghanistan.  In 2008, Siddiqui worked as a case worker for BIAS, Bi-lingual International Assistant Services in St. Louis.  She worked with immigrants.  She also worked as an interpreter for the International Institute.