Jonathan Lam
Advocacy Ambassador
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"I hope to gain experience learning more about the role that treaties and MOU’s have between Southeast Asia and the United States. I look forward to learning more about international advocacy efforts as I hope to enter a career relating to immigration and international human rights law.”
My Story
Jonathan Lam (He/Him) is currently a sophomore studying Industrial and Labor Relations and double minoring in International Relations and Migration Studies at Cornell University. As a son of Vietnamese Refugees, he is passionate about advocating for immigrant rights and hopes to learn more about cluster munitions and pushing for global disarmament. He is interning with Legacies of War as an RFK Human Rights John Lewis Young Leader where his completing a capstone project addressing U.S transfers of arms fueling global conflict and disarmament. Besides LOW, he is also collaborating with Amnesty International USA and he is a National Youth leader with the organization. In the future, Jonathan hope to become an immigration lawyer and work on international human rights issues.
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More from Jonathan:
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College Students' Open Letter to Honorable Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
