Florida State University (FSU) sophomore Angelina Khoja has felt called to a greater purpose for a long time. They found a piece of this purpose in their idea and creation of the Rosenstrasse Foundation, a club with several chapters around the Southern United States, intended to promote education and remembrance of the Rosenstrasse Protests in 1943.

Her Campus (HC): Who or what were your influences growing up, and how did they influence your creation of the club?

Angelina Khoja (AK): My sister, Amberina, was a significant influence on me personally and one that impacted the club’s creation. When we were kids, even though she was younger, she always fought on my side. When I moved away to attend FSU, she was the first to know about the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) project that eventually led to the club’s creation and has remained my biggest supporter. She is someone I can constantly bounce ideas off.

HC: What inspired your decision to attend FSU and pursue your major? We talked a little earlier about the club you founded and the major you chose being complete opposites.

AK: I chose FSU to move away from Miami and find independence. Having lived in Miami my entire life, this has been an experience where I have been able to find myself. As far as my major, I come from a family of nurses. It was a natural progression, but I also volunteered in the hospital growing up and have always been close to my younger siblings, which has fostered a passion for…