Amelia Rose Monsour
Amelia Monsour is a sophomore majoring in political science and sociology with a minor in public policy at the University of California, Berkeley. A proud graduate of K-12 public schools in Los Angeles, Amelia is passionate about addressing inequities in education and supporting California’s...Read more about Amelia Rose Monsour
Amir Naranjo
Amir Naranjo was born and raised in Oceanside, California, and is a junior transfer majoring in Sociology and minoring in Education. As a low-income, gay,
...Read more about Amir NaranjoCindy Nguyen
Cindy Nguyen is a first-generation Vietnamese-American studying Social Welfare and double minoring in Public Policy and Global Poverty & Practice (GPP).
...Read more about Cindy NguyenAshlyn Olah
Ashlyn Olah is a junior studying Society & Environment with a concentration in US Environmental Policy & Management. Growing up in rural Northern
...Read more about Ashlyn OlahSebastian Orozco
Sebastian Orozco is a current fourth year student at UC Berkeley. He is majoring in Ethnic Studies and Political Science, with a minor in Education. As a first generation, low income student, he witnessed first hand the inequalities that plague his hometown of East Los Angeles. From under-...Read more about Sebastian Orozco
Jenifer Lopez Osorio
Jenifer Lopez is a first-generation, low-income, undocumented student, studying legal studies. Growing up in a farm-working, immigrant household has
...Read more about Jenifer Lopez OsorioLeila Phillips
Leila Phillips is a first-generation transfer student at UC Berkeley majoring in political science. She was raised by a single mother who emigrated from Mexico and encouraged Leila’s academic journey throughout her life. Leila constantly looks for opportunities to use her academic...Read more about Leila Phillips
Helen Pei Phun
Helen Phun is a junior from Sacramento, CA, majoring in Media Studies and minoring in Political Economy. She is a first-generation Chinese-Vietnamese immigrant from China and the first in her family to attend college. Growing up in an immigrant household in a low-income and diverse...Read more about Helen Pei Phun
Emely Ramirez
Rooted in the city of San José, Emely draws strength from her experiences supporting her immigrant parents in navigating life in the United States. Her childhood was shaped by the challenges posed by her mother's severe work injury, pushing Emely into a role of care and...Read more about Emely Ramirez
Jennifer Ramirez
Jennifer Ramirez is a first-generation Latina studying Economics and Public Policy at UC Berkeley from the Bay Area. Growing up in a mixed-status household, she experienced first-hand the hardships Latinx immigrant families faced, such as the struggle to...Read more about Jennifer Ramirez
Karla Vicencio Ramirez
Karla Vicencio-Ramirez is a first-generation Mexican-American who is double majoring in cognitive science and sociology. Raised by parents who immigrated from Jalisco, Mexico; she has experienced firsthand their struggle to create a stable life here in the states, as they knew little of...Read more about Karla Vicencio Ramirez
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Jennifer Rodriguez
Jennifer Rodriguez is a senior from a small agricultural town called Orange Cove in Fresno County. Jennifer grew up without a car in her rural community and dealt with hardships getting to grocery stores and appointments, especially during extreme heat...Read more about Jennifer Rodriguez
Ayline Ruelas
Ayline Ruelas is a 22-year-old first generation college student. She grew up watching both her parents having multiple jobs to make ends meet. It wasn’t until
...Read more about Ayline RuelasCarlos Santana
Carlos is a first-generation Latinx student at UC Berkeley, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Chicanx Latinx Studies. Born...Read more about Carlos Santana
Jennifer A Serrano
Jennifer Serrano is a first-generation Latina student majoring in Political Science. She was raised by her immigrant parents in Elm Vista, a low-
...Read more about Jennifer A SerranoTristan Shaughnessy
Tristan Shaughnessy is a junior transfer studying political science. At community college, he wrote for the Diablo Valley College’s newspaper, The
...Read more about Tristan ShaughnessyJackson Smith
Jackson Smith is a rising 5th year studying Political Economy and Business Administration. Born and raised in the Bay Area with strong family ties to
...Read more about Jackson SmithSinchana Srinivas
Sinchana Srinivas is a first-generation Indian-American intending to study Public Health and Political Economy. Having grown up in California and South India
...Read more about Sinchana SrinivasRiley Thompson
Riley Thompson (she/they) is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley studying Political Science, Rhetoric, and Public Policy. They are passionate about policy and
...Read more about Riley ThompsonJustin Toshima
Arriving at UC Berkeley as a junior transfer student, Justin is a driven political science major focused on applying political theories of ethics towards developing just public policy. During his time at community college, Justin was an active member of multiple student government...Read more about Justin Toshima
Beck Tran
Beck Tran is a second-generation Vietnamese Taiwanese American. They grew up with two immigrant parents, one of whom was a refugee from Vietnam, resulting in their early exposure to issues regarding immigration, language barriers, and racial discrimination. As an aspiring attorney who is...Read more about Beck Tran