Jinie Chon

Jinie is a second-year honors student who intends to double major in law, societies & justice and philosophy. At the UWCHR, Jinie joins the Immigrant Rights team. Prior to joining UWCHR in the fall of 2023, Jinie was involved in research at the Evans School, designing studies around public policy, social psychology, DEI efforts in public institutions and workplaces, and stigmatized identities. In addition to participating in research at UWCHR, Jinie is an intern with a WA State Human Rights Commissioner, a council member of the UW College of Arts & Science Dean Advisory Board, a First-Year Interest Group Leader at UW Seattle, and the assistant program manager for an activism organization called TurnUp Activism. In her spare time, she loves to travel, visit art exhibits and museums, and read.