Monica, Gao
Monica is a fourth-year student majoring in sociology, with a concentration in research methodology. Her research interests include immigration, race and ethnicity, and social movement. Her honors senior thesis focuses on the naming preferences of Asian Americans to understand...Read more about Monica, Gao
Eva Michela Polovina
Eva Michela Polovina is a second-year at Berkeley majoring in Legal Studies. She eventually wishes to pursue law school. Her passion for immigration law developed from learning about the injustices of the immigration system and observing the sentiments driving the anti-...Read more about Eva Michela Polovina
Sanjana Manjeshwar
Sanjana Manjeshwar is a senior majoring in Legal Studies and Sociology. Her research interests include workers' rights and access to justice. At Berkeley, she has worked as a research assistant at the Othering & Belonging Institute, the UC Berkeley Labor Center, and...Read more about Sanjana Manjeshwar
Aaron Perry Hill
I am a fourth-year student, originally from Forest Falls, California. I am a History major and Public Policy minor. The decision to pursue such coursework was fueled by my passion for the improvement of our Republic, something I have pursued via campaigning at the...Read more about Aaron Perry Hill
Anjika Pai
Emily Ma
Emily is a first-generation Chinese-American college student and a community college transfer. For the last six years, she has avidly volunteered for social and criminal justice centers, nonprofit organizations, homeless shelters, and mental health institutes throughout California. For personal...Read more about Emily Ma
Tomi Jinhuang Chung
Tomi is an ethnic studies scholar and sociologist who is curious about her cultural and built environment. In her interdisciplinary honors thesis project, she is studying the politics of youth identity formation, the ethnic suburb, and spatial racial formation. Her broader intellectual passions...Read more about Tomi Jinhuang Chung
Juliette Margaret Tafoya
Juliette is a fourth year Legal Studies Major, Public Policy Minor. Her concentration of study is in Constitutional Law and History. She received a Certificate of Commendation from the City of Los Angeles for her outstanding service in the community when she worked for the city. She previously...Read more about Juliette Margaret Tafoya
Gracielle Li
Gracielle Li (she/her) is a second-year undergraduate student, studying Political Science, Psychology, and Legal Studies. Originally from the Philippines, she came to the United States at age fourteen. Upon matriculation, Gracielle has been involved in many organizations on campus: the Risk...Read more about Gracielle Li
Tara Madhav
Tara Madhav is a senior majoring in history and political science. Her research interests include twentieth-century American legal history, particularly with regards to the history of housing segregation and the history of educational inequality. Tara is an associate editor for Clio's Scroll,...Read more about Tara Madhav
Nabeela Syed
Nabeela is a senior at UC Berkeley studying Political Science and Business Administration. As a first-generation Indian American, she cares deeply about Asian American and Muslim American advocacy. Nabeela has previously interned for EMILY’s List and New Blue Interactive, where she developed her...Read more about Nabeela Syed
Lesly Avendano
Lesly Avendaño is a proud Oaxaqueña and community-college transfer. She is a senior now studying Legal Studies. Throughout her life, she has advocated for minorities and even led a movement to support undocumented students. She is passionate about socioeconomic issues that affect her community....Read more about Lesly Avendano
Corinne Biencourt
Thesis: Understanding the Modern Secession: The State of JeffersonRead more about Corinne Biencourt
Varsha Sarveshwar
Thesis: Leaders or Caretakers: Examining the Impacts of Ideological Diversity on California’s Legislative Leaders
As a UC Berkeley student, Varsha Sarveshwar dedicated herself to fighting for young people — in local politics, state politics, and student government. She aspires to...Read more about Varsha Sarveshwar
Jacob Levy
Thesis: In-Group Solidarity or Out-Group Resentment?: Measuring the Foundations of White PunitivenessRead more about Jacob Levy
Meanna Gray
Thesis: Black Evangelicals and the Democratic Party: Intersectionality and the Myth of the Monolithic Black VoteRead more about Meanna Gray
Lily Green
Thesis: Social Media and DemocracyRead more about Lily Green
Emily Breay
Thesis: "Beyond any Shadow of Doubt:" Cinema Newsreels and US Public Opinion, 1942-1944Read more about Emily Breay
Katherine (Katie) Kaufman
Thesis: REPURPOSED: A DocumentaryRead more about Katherine (Katie) Kaufman
Miranda Paez
Thesis: Oakland Ceasefire: Evaluating Ceasefire's Impact on Youth ViolenceRead more about Miranda Paez
Ella Smith
Thesis: Student Board Members in California: History, Impact, and ResourcesRead more about Ella Smith