- I'm a regular middle schooler.

I go to swim practice and soccer.

And I like drawing characters from cartoon shows or from books or movies.

But what's going on in the world, you want art to just make a statement.

For the New York Times political cartoon contest, I drew this Syrian girl and an American girl.

It's a reflection of how depending on where you are born, can influence your entire life.

I think politics can sometimes have little regard for the people that they're impacting.

"Your silence is deafening and suppressing.

I, but young, fill the void with a scream, to tell you that I will fight."

Donald Trump, he got away with insulting women and Latinos.

I was upset because I really wanted to see a woman president.

And I was sort of happy because I wanted to be the first woman president.

I was little, but um, I remember bits and pieces of President Obama's election.

As I grew up, it was a hopeful time, to have a president who looked like me and then it's very concerning to have a president who doesn't really like you, because you're a girl or you're a minority.

The Women's March in Oakland, I went with my Nana, my Mom and my brother, and it was really powerful to know that I was a part of it in a bigger way.

I haven't done something like this before so it was like my first time getting placed in a magazine or anything with other artists.

'Cause it's Women's History month, I want to capture women who fought for something, made an impact on the world.

I think more women are stepping into positions of power.

Women have more of a voice than they did say a hundred years ago or even 50 years ago.

Hopefully, in my lifetime there will be a woman president.