Jonathan Lam
He/him
Jonathan is a first-gen Vietnamese American sophomore from Queens, New York City majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations and double minoring in International Relations and Migrations. He is interested in criminal justice, immigration and international human rights law. On campus, he is involved with Cornell ACLU serving as the membership and recruitment chair, Absolute Acapella serving as the ACAC representative, Cornell Parole Initiative, Cornell Anti-Detention, Cornell Policy Group, and Cornell Prison Reform Education Project.
He currently serves as a National Youth Leader of Amnesty International USA, Student representative of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Youth Policy Advisor for Gathering For Justice and he is involved with the Minkwon Center For Community Action Youth Organizing Committee addressing issues facing undocumented community members living in Queens. This past fall semester, he was a member of the Youth Declaration of Human Rights Drafting committee, an initiative launched by the United Nations Foundations and this spring he is interning with State Senator Lea Webb .
Jonathan is a National Meinig Family National Scholar, P3 Scholar, Thrive Scholar and OADI Research Scholar. In his free time, you can find him at Lincoln Hall, grabbing boba in C-Town, gossiping with his big Cathryn and twin Alysha or spilling tea with his friends at RPCC until 2am.
