Cal-in-Sacramento

Annie Koruga (They/Them)

Annie Koruga is a senior at UC Berkeley studying political science. They have an interest in both constitutional and labor law, and intend to pursue a Juris Doctor after graduating from UC Berkeley. At Berkeley, Annie teaches a course on The History of Free Speech at Berkeley, serves as the team captain of the UC Berkeley competitive speech team, and is completing their senior honors thesis which examines the impact of agency head selection methods on law enforcement violence.

Last summer, Annie interned at...

Irene Kou is a junior at UC Berkeley majoring in Legal Studies. Growing up as a first-generation, Asian American student living in a low-income community, she wants to further her understanding of the challenges she and others have faced first-hand. Through this past summer, she served as StudentDirector for Cal-in-Sacramento and interned at the Federal Defender’s Office. She also researched the generational differences in Asian communities using Holistic versus Western...

Kenny Kutter (He/him)

Kenny is a driven, passionate second year student studying Political Science with an emphasis in Quantitative Methods & Empirical Analysis, and is also pursuing a minor in Data Science. Kenny grew up in Moreno Valley, located in the heart of Southern California's Inland Empire. He grew up in a home with a diverse cultural background, his mother having immigrated from Indonesia and his father working as a teacher. Growing up in a predominately low-income, minority community like Moreno Valley, Kenny...

Amy Lee is a current second-year majoring in Legal Studies with minors in Asian American & Asian diaspora studies and education. She hopes to attend law school with an aspiration to work as a public defender in the future. While always having an innate interest in the legal field, her specific passion for criminal justice and public defense began after being exposed to the harsh realities and inequalities of the criminal justice system and the carceral state through classes, extracurriculars, and the media. She hopes to represent or assist those who do not have access to legal...