Does Your Vote Matter: Amir Gawish, Maryland
Story Narrative:
This snapshot was gathered in conjunction with the Maryland Voices initiative at Maryland Humanities, specifically to supplement the "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program. This collection, made up of stories of first-time voters between the ages of 18 and 24, showcases the experiences of young people as they wrestled with the 2020 presidential election, issues around social justice, the environment, immigration, and the pandemic.
Amir Gawish (00:00): My name is Amir Gawish. I am 22 years old. I go to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and I am a diehard Lakers fan.
Amir Gawish (00:08): You look at, I mean, this last election, you look at some states. For instance, I think Georgia, and that's always traditionally been considered a red state, and that went blue this time. I think that that's kind of, sort of starting to change a little bit.
Amir Gawish (00:23) Because I mean, more people came out and voted this year, this last election, than I think most elections in the state of Georgia. I think the more people that come out to vote, the more your vote does matter.
Amir Gawish (00:38) I think it's our responsibility to go out and vote and make our voices heard and not just necessarily for us, but for the generations after us, because we have a voice in that that should be used.
Asset ID: 2021.03.03.b
Themes: Voting, democracy, elections, participation
Date recorded: February 5, 2021
Length of recording: 00:51 s
Related traveling exhibition: Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
Sponsor or affiliated organization: Edward H. Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University, in partnership with Maryland Humanities
More information: https://www.mdhumanities.org/programs/museum-on-main-street/2021-2022-tour/