Isabelle Osorio (she/her) – Cohort 5: 2021-2022

Isabelle Osorio is a fourth year student at UC Berkeley studying Business Administration with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. This is her second year with MOVE and her first year as a coordinator. In her first year, she was a fellow at Banteay Srei.

Jilly Choi – Cohorts 3 and 4: 2019-2021

Jilly Choi is a fourth year student at UC Berkeley studying Political Science and Global Poverty and Practice. This is her third year with MOVE and her second year as coordinator. Her first year, she was a fellow at the Asian Pacific Environmental Network.

Being a part of MOVE has transformed my perspective on community activism and organizing by compelling me to critically reflect on the theories and methodologies we learn inside the classroom with the reality of social change work. It’s been a very powerful experience having the opportunity to build relationships with grassroots leaders, elders, and youth who are actively involved in engaging and empowering the AAPI community. I continue to support MOVE because of its mission to provide a campus to community pipeline in which students are able to grow persxnally, politically, and professionally through experiential learning and project-based work. I hope to offer this same opportunity to a greater number of student activists at Berkeley as well as continue to expand our partnership with other community organizations in the Bay Area. 

Kimmie Tran – Cohort 3: 2019-2020

Kimmie studied Psychology, Education, Ethnic Studies, and Global Poverty and Practice. She was a fellow at Asian Health Services Youth Program and Banteay Srei.

As a MOVE fellow for 2 years, I gained a variety of skills including community building, youth programming, and curriculum development. I continue to support MOVE because I believe in the power of generating a pipeline between student and local community organizations. Many mentors I have built relationships with through MOVE, have inspired me to become a community organizer and work with young people in my very near future. I would like to offer this same opportunity for political growth to different student activists on the UC Berkeley campus, as well as expand and add different community organizations to the MOVE network.

Stephanie Sun (Cohort 3: 2019-2020)

Stephanie studied Political Science and was a fellow at the Chinese Progressive Association.

I’ve been a part of MOVE for three years now. MOVE has been one of the main parts of my undergraduate career that has taught me the most about myself and what “Being a part of MOVE core for the last few years has given me the opportunity to join a wider community of API organizers outside of Berkeley and given me the chance to understand what effort goes into addressing issues that directly affect our community. I decided to become a fellow this year to also be a part of those direct efforts. I love being able to make connections with the youth and talk about important issues with them like mental health and gentrification. I hope to be able to take what I learn in MOVE and continue my passion for local community organizing long after my college years.” really means. MOVE has shown me the abundance in community grassroots organizing, and I’ve seen the transformational changes that can happen when a bridge of resources and knowledge is built between the university and the community.

Chelsea Lee (Cohort 3: 2019-2020)

Chelsea studied Ethnic Studies and Asian American Asian Diaspora Studies. She was a fellow at Asian Health Services Youth Program and Filipino Advocates for Justice.

I’ve been a part of MOVE for three years now. MOVE has been one of the main parts of my undergraduate career that has taught me the most about myself and what community really means. MOVE has shown me the abundance in community grassroots organizing, and I’ve seen the transformational changes that can happen when a bridge of resources and knowledge is built between the university and the community.