Megana, a rising second year law student at Fordham University School of Law, is one of our summer associates. A merit scholarship recipient, she will serve on the Intellectual Property Law Journal this coming year, and was kind enough to share her immigration story.

Throughout my life, I’ve never really considered myself as anything but wholly American, despite my multicultural background. This is due largely to the widely different ethnic backgrounds of my parents and their families. My father is a third-generation Brooklyn Italian, while my mother is an Indian immigrant who eventually wound up in New York City. Though this background has led to some unique experiences (constantly confusing “marsala” with “masala”, for example, or the yummy treat that is naan pizza), overall I have a hard time thinking of myself as either Indian or Italian.