My research interests are in critical refugee studies, Vietnam / Southeast Asia / their diasporas, scholar-activist pedagogies, and abolition feminisms, specifically abolitionist responses to harm. My dissertation centers on Vietnamese refugees within the California carceral system, and looks at abolitionist organizing against incarceration and deportation.
Jasdeep graduated from the Sciences Po Paris- UC Berkeley Dual BA program, where he graduated summa cum laude with BAs in Political Humanities and Sociology, and a minor in Data Science. During college, Jasdeep has interned with Save the Children Jordan, the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a Singapore-Indian EdTech startup. He is interested in the governance of emerging technologies, notably artificial intelligence, and applying quantitative methods to energy policy. As a President Scholar with the Government of Singapore, he will be joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Eliza Hollingsworth worked as an Undergraduate Research Fellow for BIMI during the 2019 Summer semester working on writing a policy brief about Immigrants' access to services in the Bay Area. Eliza is a third-year undergraduate student from Oakland, CA with a keen interest in the public health effects of conflict, displacement, and migration. She is pursuing a BA in Global Studies with minors in Public Health and Public Policy, and outside of class, she works part-time as a caseworker at the International Rescue Committee. She hopes to work both in direct service to immigrant communities...
My name is Luis Hassan Gallardo, and I'm an undergraduate-DACA student at UC Berkeley, majoring in political science and ethnic studies. After graduation, I hope to continue my research to explore how salient identities like race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender intersect in migration policy, advocacy, and law.
Alein Y. Haro, MPH, is a doctoral student in Health Policy - Population Health Sciences at UC Berkeley. Alein’s research examines the association between policies and health disparities among immigrant communities and minorities in the US. Her work seeks to clarify the individual, institutional, and structural mechanisms that link health and social policy changes to health care access and health outcomes. She is also a research fellow with the California Initiative for Health Equity and Action (Cal-IHEA), where she acts as a liaison between UC and CSU faculty and the policy-making...
Mehnaz is a 3rd year student studying Political Science with a minor in Public Policy. She is from Elk Grove, California, where she developed a profound appreciation for the rich culture of the Punjabi migrant community in Northern California. Mehnaz also serves as a Senator in the Associated Students of California, representing the Middle Eastern, Muslim, Sikh, and South Asian student community. When she’s not involved in Punjabi-Sikh and MEMSSA community advocacy, Mehnaz loves to take film photos, ride her bike, and try new coffee shops and cafes. Some of Mehnaz’s policy interests are...
Based on a mixed-method approach, my dissertation explores the effects of legal status for Mexican older adult immigrants in the U.S. and return migrants to Mexico. In particular, this research focuses on the factors that facilitate or hinder how older adult immigrants access economic, family, medical and psychological support and the strategies they deploy as they age. I investigate how these differ across countries and by legal status.
Andrew Chavez worked as a Communication and Outreach Fellow at BIMI in the Summer and Fall of 2020. He is a 4th year studying Political Economy and minoring in both Public Policy & Education. As the son of two working-class immigrants, he has experienced the effects of immigration policy first hand in his family. As a result, he wants to try his best in helping the immigrant community and their families in the Bay Area in any way he can.
Therese earned her bachelor’s degree in History from UCLA, her MPA from USC’s Price School of Public Policy, and she is currently finishing up her second Master’s degree in Global Studies at Cal. Therese has worked in humanitarian and refugee policy and programs for international NGOs such as Save the Children and International Rescue Committee and she has also spent time working at the US Mission to the United National headquarters in Switzerland as a Refugee and Migration Affairs Fellow for the US Department of State. Her professional experiences have influenced her current gradate...
PhD Candidate, University of California, San Diego
Rebecca Franklin is a PhD Candidate in sociology at the University of California, San Diego. She received her B.A. from Oberlin College in Latin American Studies and History and her M.A. from American University in Latin American Studies and International Relations, the first portion of which was completed as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar at the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico. Her primary research interests are in race, gender, migration, and the workforce. She has taught undergraduate courses in Social Inequality and Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States.