Katrina Salazar Punzalan
UW Honors Graduates
Katrina Salazar Punzalan

American Ethnic Studies and Law, Societies, and Justice
Oceania and Pacific Islander Studies, Diversity, Labor Studies
Designation: Departmental Honors
Honors Grads 2018/2019
Proudest Moment: I am proud to have served as the ASUW Pacific Islander Student Commission Director from 2016-2017 and to have been named a Husky 100.
Thesis: Precarious Histories: Legacy Workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
I am the child of Filipino migrant contract workers to the CNMI and embody the culmination of my parents' sacrifices. My Husky Experience gave me a platform to find empowerment in my identity as a queer Filipinx born in the Northern Mariana Islands through opportunities that enabled me to apply my own story and my family's story in leadership and academia. My goal is to serve as an attorney for the people of the Marianas, especially migrant workers and Pacific Islanders marginalized by U.S. federal law and policies.