ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT EMIKO AKAMINE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Point Loma Nazarene University | California, United States | Advancing SDG 10 & UNAI 7
" Empathy, understanding, and action drive my passion in connecting with people to seek meaningful change at an interpersonal level and a global scale. I am excited to join the Millennium Fellowship to work on a project with tangible results in creating a culture of greater empathy through the advocacy of my Fellowship. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Caught in the Middle: Analyzing the Impact of Migration Policy at the San Diego-Tijuana Border
A hands-on cross-border research project that concretely advances the UN goal of reducing inequality within and between countries. More specifically, this collective research focuses on development and analysis of migration policy in the immediate wake of the anticipated SCOTUS ruling (June 2022) on the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy. This project will analyze and report finding through a campus wide forum in collaboration with our universities Latin American Association and various multicultural clubs as well as broadcasted by Point Newspaper.
About the Millennium Fellow
Emiko Akamine is an empathetic, justice-seeking student attending Point Loma Nazarene University studying Political Science and Women's studies. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has now moved to the west coast to study in San Diego. Throughout her high school years, she has been an active participant in justice initiatives on campus as a president and student leader of Intercultural clubs, student body leadership programs, editor of the school news broadcast, and volleyball team captain. In her freshman year of college, Emiko stepped into leadership roles with her college Democrats club and the Center for Justice and Reconciliation. In her professional career, she hopes to pursue policy advocacy as a grassroots lobbyist or local government official to incorporate the United Nation's sustainable development goals.
