Matsui Center Cal-in-Sacramento Fellows

Yecenia Perez

Class of 2025
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2025 Diversity & Entrepreneurship Fellow

Yecenia Perez (She/her)

Yecenia is a first-generation student at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in Legal Studies and minoring in Public Policy. Raised in a low-income family of six in Los Angeles, California, Yecenia’s lived experiences have fueled her passion for social justice and dismantling inequities in education and economic opportunity. Experiencing firsthand the lack of resources in public schools, she sought mentorship from nonprofits that helped her achieve her goal of becoming one of the first in her family to attend college and...

Shakti Rajwani

Class of 2026
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2025 Diversity & Entrepreneurship Fellow

Shakti Rajwani (He/him)

Shakti Rajwani is an international student from Singapore and a army veteran. After completing his military service as a section commander, where he led soldiers to ensure operational success, Shakti moved to Washington State to pursue his education. He enrolled at Green River College, where he became deeply involved in community service initiatives, such as the Tiny Homes Project, which built small homes for Seattle’s homeless population. Shakti also volunteered as an English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor for...

Karla De La Cruz

Class of 2025
2025 Democracy Camp in DC
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2025 Diversity & Entrepreneurship Fellow

Karla De La Cruz (she/her)

Karla De La Cruz is a 1st-generation student pursuing her bachelor's degree in sociology. She is part of various campus communities such as EOP, NAVCAL, USP, and E&I. Karla's interests include researching farm workers and the socioeconomic determinants influencing health disparities in northern California. Beyond academia, Karla envisions leveraging her education in sociology to empower undocumented communities by challenging systemic oppression through legal advocacy. She has aspirations of...

Joshua De Miguel

Class of 2026
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2025 Diversity & Entrepreneurship Fellow

Joshua De Miguel (He/Him)

Joshua is a first-generation, junior transfer student. His interest in public service was sparked by his family, with his mom working as an EMT. From this grew a strong desire to also help communities directly, but through developing policy in the state legislature. Following a non traditional path, from a community where opportunities are limited, Cal in Sac is an exciting beacon of hope for him to not only prove himself and what he is capable of, but to more importantly learn from meaningful experiences...

Jishan Jiang

Class of 2026
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2025 Diversity & Entrepreneurship Fellow

Jishan Jiang (She/Her)

Jishan Jiang is a third-year student at UC Berkeley, pursuing a double major in Legal Studies and Data Science, with a minor in Education. She is passionate about the intersection between policy, technology and educational equity. Her research interest revolves around learning design, curriculum development and educational policies that prioritizes marginalized or underrepresented students’ experience. With aspirations to become an educator and researcher, Jishan hopes to harness the transformative power of...

Jasmin Herrera Ramos

Class of 2026
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento

Jasmin Herrera Ramos (She/Her)

Jasmin Herrera Ramos is a first-generation college student majoring in Legal Studies and Sociology. Raised in Santa Maria, California, by her hardworking parents, Jasmin's upbringing instilled in her a deep appreciation for education and dedication. As the oldest daughter, she has been an inspiration to her younger siblings.

Jasmin's involvement in programs like Future Leaders of America, EOP, and UCDC has reinforced her belief in the power of higher education. Witnessing her parents' tireless work in...

2025 Cal-in-Sac Fellows

Cristal Amezcua

Class of 2025
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2025 Diversity & Entrepreneurship Fellow
2024 Democracy Camp in Berkeley

Cristal Amezcua (she/her)

Cristal is a first-generation Latine student at UC Berkeley, majoring in Political Science. She was raised in the California Central Valley and attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California prior to transferring to Cal. She is the daughter of Mexican immigrants from the states of Michoacan and Zacatecas. Her identity of being a Latina and an unconventional college student is what makes her passionate about advocating for educational equity and immigration reform policy.

In Summer 2024, Cristal had the...

Tyler Remillo

Class of 2026
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento

Tyler Remillo (She/her)

Tyler Remillo is a Political Science undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. With internship experience at the state and federal government, Tyler is passionate about exploring a career in public service to change lives and transform communities.

A proud product of the California Community College system, Tyler believes in the value of an education. Tyler recently celebrated her 1 year at the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program housed at...

Angelo Raga

Class of 2025
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2024 Democracy Camp in Berkeley

Angelo Raga (he/him)

Angelo Raga is an aspiring public servant and a fourth-year student majoring in political science. Growing up with friends disadvantaged by race and class and surrounded by talk of such increasingly prominent political issues as a rising cost of living and political polarization, he has long been interested in public service as a way to fight these issues. To those ends, he has previously worked as an intern for the Asian Pacific American Public Affairs Association and the Placer County Public Defender's Office. He also...