Brisa Rodriguez is a graduated student from UC Berkeley, majoring in both Psychology and Legal Studies. From a young age, she witnessed the barriers her two immigrant parents faced due to the lack of resources and advocacy. Brisa Rodriguez is passionate about learning the multifaceted aspects of immigrant populations and connecting underrepresented people to resources. She has volunteered at Oasis Legal Services, aiding in the immigration process. Additionally, she has also served as a JusticeCorps member for the Alameda Superior Courts, providing assistance to self-represented litigants...
Arabi Hassan has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley and during her time at UC Berkeley worked as a researcher at the Human Rights Investigations Lab. Her experience as an immigrant has taught her the importance of developing effective policies and programs that will ensure immigrant communities have the resources they need to thrive. Arabi Hassan was a Collegium Fellow in the 2018-2019 Collegium Fellowship at BIMI.
Arnold Foda was a BIMI Collegium Fellow at BIMI who contributed to data collection for the Mapping Spatial Inequality Project and helped incorporating research in undergraduate teaching as part of the 2018-2019 Collegium Fellowship.
Christopher Moreno graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Sociology. During his time at UC Berkeley, he contributed to BIMI's work in different capacities. He has helped with the data collection for the Mapping Spatial Inequality Project and was the BIMI undergraduate communications fellow for the academic year 2018-2019.
I am a scholar of the 19th and 20th centuries, my research centering on the socio-legal development of American immigration and citizenship policy. My dissertation, "Making Modern American Citizenship: Citizens, Aliens, and Rights, 1865-1965," examines how political and economic "rights of citizenship" grew in number and breadth (such as voting, blue-collar public employment, and access to professional licenses) as they were increasingly denied to noncitizens. It explores how...
I major in Sociology with minors in Education and Public Policy. Growing up in the Bay Area, I've witnessed the complexities of immigrant integration and the effect of immigration policies on marginalized communities. I believe research can inform effective programs and policies that ensure immigrant communities have the necessary resources to lead healthy and successful lives.
I study the intersection of climate and migration. Specifically, I analyze the role that drought plays in the displacement of people from Central America's Dry Corridor and how coastal communities globally are likely to retreat from rising sea levels. Relating the evidential links between a changing climate and human displacement to pressing global governance priorities is also a central focus of my work.
Publications:
Depsky, N. and Pons, D., 2020. Meteorological droughts are projected to worsen in Central America’s Dry Corridor throughout the 21st century. Environmental...
Morelia Chihuaque is a UC Berkeley graduate and majored in Political Science at UC Berkeley. Morelia' s main interests are human rights and immigration rights as a daughter to immigrants. She has witnessed the barriers and lack of resources immigrants in her community have faced. One of her goals is to give back to her community, help uplift and fight for the rights of marginalized communities. She has interned for Stockton's Mayor, Michael Tubbs, in creating an Immigration Resource Guides for the community. Morelia is a BIMI Communications Fellow.
I am a 6th-year Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at UC Berkeley, with my current research focusing on the intersection of business, politics, migration and human rights, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. I do my research with a thirst for knowledge and a passion for social justice, focusing on questions ranging from the role of state in international trade and migration, the effectiveness of particular policies as well as their unintended consequences, to the impact of business interests on the implementation and consistency of government intervention. In an increasingly interconnected...
I am a fourth year Legal Studies and Ethnic Studies double major at the University of California, Berkeley. As a Haas Scholar and Marco Antonio Firebaugh Scholar, I am conducting my own independent research project that aims to analyze the relationship between illegality and entrepreneurship. I aim to reveal the challenges undocumented entrepreneurs face by examining how being viewed as “illegal” by law and society generates barriers to processes of assimilation and integration into the American social fabric which denies certain rights, privileges, and access to resources that foster a...
