Christian Dieguez

Christian Dieguez is an ambitious third year student studying Political Science with a minor in Public Policy. Being raised in Los Angeles, California, Christian has become passionate about creating solutions to immigration challenges, primarily in obtaining citizenship and keeping families together, and custodial issues in family law. Christian has become devoted to becoming an advocate and representative for low-income disadvantaged communities that undergo legality issues. Christian is a part of many on-campus communities such as Puente, NAVCAL, Kappa Alpha Pi, and the Matsui Center at the IGS, where he is learning how to utilize his knowledge of networks and resources in order to support people who have been marginalized socially and economically. He chose to attend UC Berkeley to obtain a greater understanding of the historically discriminatory systems that shape the access to opportunities and resources. Christian is eager to continue his professional and personal development in public service.