Amina Baha is a Minneapolis-based operations leader, nonprofit founder, and lifelong student of Afghan history and culture. A first-generation Afghan refugee who came to the United States as a young child, she carries a deep connection to the stories, traditions, and resilience of the Afghan people. She founded the Afghan Cultural Society, growing it from a grassroots volunteer effort into a staffed nonprofit serving Afghan refugees and immigrants in the Twin Cities. She currently leads refugee and immigrant services through culturally responsive programs and advocacy.