2022 Scholarship and Fellowship Awardees

Ayaka is a first-year student, who is planning to major in Computer Science and minor in Data Science. Prior to coming to Cal, she lived in Canada. Her extracurricular activities include technical consulting. In addition, she is active in several campus clubs, including a STEM mentoring program and various Japanese organizations. This summer, Ayaka is looking forward to reconnecting with her Japanese roots when she works at Sony Interactive in Tokyo.

Julia is studying Business Administration and Political Science. She is interested in pursuing a career in international diplomacy or corporate social responsibility. Global citizenship, climate change, and equity are all areas in which she sees herself involved in the future. She is already making an impact as she drafted and worked to ensure the passage of Assembly Bill 367, which requires public schools to provide menstrual products, free of cost, in all women’s school restrooms from grades 6 to 12 and state colleges in California. Her passion for public service was partially inspired by her global background. She was born and raised in Japan, which taught her the importance of being a global ambassador. She appreciates the diversity of UC Berkeley because it offers her a chance to reconnect with her Japanese roots. She is also involved in several campus clubs, including Berkeley ABA, where she is a senior analyst. Overall, she is grateful to be part of UC Berkeley and all that it has to offer. 

Victoria is pursuing a double-major in Psychology and Cognitive Science. She is interested in helping to expand the psychological needs of the Asian American community. She is a member and historian of the Asian American Association, the Cal Japan Club, and a member of the Consulting Club for Cognitive Science. In the future, she would like to pursue graduate work at Cal, and hopes to apply her Cognitive Psychology background to a career in mental health. This summer, Victoria plans to work as a behavioral consultant. 

Hannah, who grew up in Nagasaki, Japan, came to the US when she was a freshman in high school. Her passion to study architecture made UC Berkeley and its highly-rated School of Architecture an obvious choice. Hannah is considering adding Structural Engineering to her degree program to ensure a robust skillset for her future career. When she’s not spending time in Wurster Hall, you may find her at a Nikkei Student Union (NSU) meeting, or refining her Spanish language ability. Someday, she hopes to take advantage of Cal’s study abroad program, and who knows? It just might be in Spain.

Ashley, a first-year Psychology major, also has a particular interest in studying Neuro-science. Having been exposed to a variety of cultures and urban environments, she understands the social issues, which many people fall victim to – specifically the opioid crisis. In her upcoming years at Cal, she will be seeking ways in which she can apply her major to helping people with opioid and other substance addictions. Following her undergraduate studies, Ashley hopes to attend graduate school or medical school.

Niko, a native of Los Angeles, hopes to combine her Cal business studies with her life-time passion for cosmetics. As a child, she loved creating home-made perfumes. Today, Niko looks forward to pursuing a career in Business Operations in the cosmetics industry. Not only isshe interested in the creationand development of make-up, she is also thinking of ways to help under-served populations with their cosmetics needs. Niko is a member of UC Berkeley’s AURUM Cosmetics Club – the first and only club at Cal to comprehensively follow the beauty industry from science and formulations to marketing and more. Niko invites other Cal students, who’re interested in cosmetics, chemistry, product development, beauty tech, or marketing to join AURUM. You can email the club here: calaurumcosmetics@gmail.com.

Camryn received her BA degree in Classics and Womens Studies from the University of Hawaii, Manoa in 2021.  Here at UC Berkeley, she is excited to continue her studies in Classics as a grad student in the MA/ PhD program. Her focus is on Latin poetry of the ancient world and she is interested in the intersections of power, gender and race. Camryn is particularly interested in researching the influence of the founders of Hawaiian schools and ways in which she can expand this research in gender studies, de-colonialism, and classical reception.  In the future, she may pursue a career in teaching Classics at the university-level.  Her love for community has extended to the one-of-a-kind UC Berkeley community.