2023 Scholarship and Fellowship Awardees

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. 

Sarah is a first-year undergraduate student majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Biochemistry. Beyond her studies, she enjoys working as an on-campus science tutor, volunteering at local children's hospitals through Paper Crane, and dancing hula. Within multiple UC Berkeley pre-medical clubs, Sarah is passionate about promoting conversations of diversity and inclusion amongst peers who also wish to serve in health care. Her grandparents' battles against stomach and colon cancer inspired her to pursue a future career in gastrointestinal research and public health advocacy to increase accessibility to related disease screenings for underserved communities.

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.

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.