Kim at University of California Santa Cruz

Kim received her Bachelor of Arts in American Studies at Santa Cruz in June 1998 after a full undergraduate experience at this leading institution.

While at Santa Cruz, Kim had a full set of extracurricular activities including:

Asia-Pacific Center for Peace and Justice, University of California, Washington, DC, Program Intern, 4/97-6/97

Assisted Philippines Program Director and attended planning meetings; edited and produced Philippine News Survey
Monitored Congressional Hearings and reported back to APCPJ

Lobby Corps Director, Student Union Government, University of California at Santa Cruz, 10/97-6/98

University-wide elected officer position responsible for organizing local, state, and national student lobbying around financial aid, affirmative action, and other educational issues
Initiated campus petition drives, voter registration, legislative informational sessions, and demonstrations

Residential Assistant, Asian Pacific Islander Theme Hall Merrill College at UCSC, 7/95-6/96

Organized Asian Pacific Islander cultural awareness events for Merrill College's 400 residents

Educational Rights Coordinator, Asian Pacific Islander Student Association, 7/95-6/96, Santa Cruz, CA

Oversaw committee organization of University Motivational Conference bringing 50 high school students from Asian-American immigrant communities
Disseminated information and organized within Asian American student population regarding educational and political issues

Summer Program for Empowerment and Leadership, Legislative and Community, Los Angeles, CA, Intern, 6/96-8/96

Assisted Congressperson Lucille Roybal-Allard's District Chief of Staff on projects, casework, and press goals
Co-developed, interviewed state-wide, and presented Needs Assessment Findings on Filipino Youth. Presented at a community forum for the Summer Program for Empowerment and Leadership

Faculty Mentor Program (doctoral preparatory program), 1/97-4/97, Santa Cruz, Research Assistant to UCSC Economics Professor on global income redistribution
Affirmative Action Study, 1/97-3/97, Santa Cruz, CA
Research Assistant to a sociology study of racial perceptions concerning Affirmative Action
University of California President's UC/DC Scholarship (Washington D.C. Internship) Spring '97
Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 1997 Public Policy/International Affairs Summer Fellow