2008 New Leaders Summer Interns
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Michael Mikawa
Hometown: Santa Cruz, California
Age: 21
School: University of California, Berkeley
Interests: Longboarding, surfing, culture based clubs, cycling, riding my motorcycle, awareness programming, hiking, and cooking
Internship: Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
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Michael is originally from Santa Cruz, California and is currently a senior at Cal Berkeley majoring in Economics and Asian American Studies. He is a student activist and organizer on campus.
He has previously served as the Vice President of the Nikkei Students Union, an organization that strives to create and educate Japanese Americans and non-Japanese Americans about our culture and history in the United States. Last summer, Michael had the opportunity to organize a historical walking tour of San Francisco’s Japantown for high school students. |
"I am most passionate about is breaking down the barriers in education and seeing both a diverse student body, faculty, and staff in higher education coupled with a diverse curriculum."
- Michael Mikawa,
2008 New Leaders Summer Intern |
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| More about Michael |
What are you most passionate about?
I am most passionate about is breaking down the barriers in education and seeing both a diverse student body, faculty, and staff in higher education coupled with a diverse curriculum throughout all levels of education so that we can bring ethnic studies to elementary, junior high, high schools, and colleges across the nation.
You're stranded on a deserted island. What is one book or album that you can't live without?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers' Stadium Arcadium album and A Different Mirror by Prof. Ronald Takiki
What do you hope to take away from your experience as a CPL New Leader?
I hope to gain the analytical and critical skills to form well-educated opinions about public policies and important issues that address the very infrastructure that governs our country. Furthermore, I hope participating in the program gives me a broader perspective of the creation and passing of public policies and how they effect society as well as undeserved minority communities.
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