Diego Lopez

Diego Lopez is a sophomore in Berkeley College, majoring in Political Science and American Studies. He is from sunny Los Angeles, California, and is interested in pursuing policy related to the labor and voting rights of marginalized Latinx communities. Coming from a predominantly immigrant and low-income community, Diego is passionate about advocating for Latino civil and political rights. As a Human Rights Scholar at Yale Law School, his research focuses on social policy targeting undocumented Latinx individuals in the United States. At Yale, he is involved with the Yale College Council, Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project (YHHAP), and the Yale First-generation and Low-income Advocacy Movement.