[3] In 2020, West Dakota along with mentor Merrie Cherry, Ceyenne Doroshow, Raquel Willis, the family of Iyanna Dior, and several black and transgender community organizations (Marsha P. Johnson Institute, The Okra Project, and Black Trans Femmes in the Arts) organized one of the largest silent marches in recent New York history.
[4] In 2019, West Dakota appeared in Document magazine's video Othered: the queer future of Asian-American identity.
Along with stylist Paul Bui, pop star K Rizz, and Brooklyn-based DJ NK Badtz Maru, the video explored the lives of queer, trans, and non-binary Asians in culture and the media.
[6] She also performed at Opening Ceremony's Spring 2019 fashion show with a rendition of “Bassically” by Tei Shi with several other drag queens.
[8] After conversations with drag queen Merry Cherry about the George Floyd protests and police killing and brutality of Black transgender people, including Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and Iyanna Dior, West Dakota proposed a silent march along with community activists and organizers Raquel Willis, Ceyenne Doroshow, the family of Layleen Polanco, Fran Tirado, and Mohammed Fayaz.