Alison Chang
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Alison Chang is currently the Executive Assistant at Sojourners. She grew up in Southern California and South Korea before moving to Illinois to study Political Science and International Relations at Wheaton College (IL). Prior to Sojourners, Alison worked with various non-profit organizations. On her college campus, she coordinated events for students in order to promote conversations about social justice and mobilize them for domestic and international initiatives. Last year, she worked in East Africa (Kenya and Burundi) creating policies, conducting research, and standardizing processes for grassroots social enterprises. From helping out at soup kitchens for the homeless in San Diego to resettling refugees in the suburbs of Chicago with World Relief, Alison has come to believe that global change happens through local action. Her experiences have fueled her passions to advocate on behalf of Asian-American communities, engage in political change, and serve the global church. In her free time, Alison enjoys dancing, exploring the neighborhoods of D.C., and reading anything and everything about the intersection of faith, politics, and culture.
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Suhyun Kim
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Suhyun Kim graduated at the top of her class at Kyonggi University in South Korea where she majored in law. And she was admitted to University of Southern California’s (USC) Gould school of Law for Master of Law degree course. She had to adjust to a different environment, and not only learn a new language, but be able to study and write legal briefs in that new language. However, her determination, self assurance and hard work allowed her to not only endure, but thrive throughout her year at USC. Since graduation, she has been interning at Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD). Her experience at KCCD increased her understanding of the strategies involved in advocating for those without a voice, and helped her realize that she should continue to seek to acquire the necessary tools to effectively speak out for social justice. Currently, she is interning at Lee & Oh, A Professional Law Corporation.
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Sarah Lin
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Sarah Lin is a junior at Rutgers University majoring in Planning & Public Policy and minoring in Education, International/Global Studies, and Psychology. This summer she is interning at the U.S. Department of Education in the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and last summer she worked as a research assistant and taught youth Sunday School at her church. At Rutgers, she is a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship, incoming Gardner Fellow in Leadership and Social Policy, member of the 2016 Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference cohort, and former Institute for Research on Women Learning Community Scholar. Her campus involvement includes serving as a campus tour guide; intern at a local community development corporation; instructor of an accredited course for first-year students; and student leader in the RUnited campus ministry, International Justice Mission chapter, and Institute for Domestic and International Affairs. Sarah is most interested in social policy in urban settings and is passionate about faithfully living out her faith in the various spaces she has been placed in.
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John Choi
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My name is John Choi, and I recently graduated from Albert Einstein Academy High School in Valencia as Salutatorian, and I will be heading off to the University of Notre Dame in the fall. I got involved with Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD) last year during the summer as an intern, and developed an understanding of how different entities in business, civic works, and government can work together for a common purpose. Through this experience, I gained a sense of direction in what I would like to pursue once I understood that success should not be defined simply by personal monetary gains, but also by the positive influence I have on society. I am so blessed to be an ambassador for this event, and I thank KCCD so much for this opportunity to continue to expand my perception of the larger community at work.
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