ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT YESENIA ERAZO-TEQUIANES, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Pace University New York City | New York City, United States | Advancing SDG 8, SDG 10 & UNAI 6
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it allows me to deepen my commitment to social justice and immigrant advocacy, a passion rooted in my own experience growing up in a mixed-status family. My project focuses on supporting asylum seekers by helping conduct evaluations to prepare them for their asylum applications and assisting them in obtaining work permits so they can access decent and honest jobs while rebuilding their lives in the United States. I believe that this work is not only about legal processes but about advancing dignity, stability, and belonging. Through this fellowship, I hope to continue creating pathways for immigrant communities to find refuge and ultimately to thrive. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Asylum Aid Project
In conjunction with the legal team at an immigration organization in Brooklyn, New York, I volunteer to support their community members with asylum applications and work permit applications. For the past two years, I have been volunteering at this organization aiding in their transformative community projects that aim to not only uplift immigrants but also give them opportunities to thrive and grow. Through my work with asylum seekers, I have been able to help this vulnerable group begin their journey in starting anew in the United States. These appointments consist of carefully and concisely documenting their legal paperwork, translating, filling out applications and paperwork, and empathetically asking them about their personal experiences that necessitate an asylum status. Through this fulfilling project, I am able to make a tangible and meaningful impact on an global issue that I have a personal connection to as a daughter of two Hispanic immigrants.
About the Millennium Fellow
Yesenia Erazo-Tequianes is a proud Mexican and Honduran honors student at Pace University whose work is rooted in a deep commitment to social justice and immigrant advocacy. Growing up in a mixed-status family gave her firsthand insight into the challenges immigrant communities face and inspired her to pursue a future in immigration law. She works as an Immigration Affidavit Writer at Kerben Law Firm, where she helps clients share their stories with dignity and strength, and has also volunteered with Mixteca in Brooklyn to support immigrant families. Originally from Pennsylvania, Yesenia moved to New York City to be surrounded by its diversity and vibrant immigrant communities. She carries with her a passion for leadership, equity, and creating opportunities that uplift underrepresented voices.
