Chanel Matsumoto
2025-2027 Voyager Scholarship Recipient

I plan to focus on advancing justice and security through community-rooted approaches by learning how stories of resilience can shape national and global policy strategies for peace, equity, and healing.
Hometown: Ewa Beach, HI
Institution: Columbia University
Major: Political Science and Human Rights, Minor in Japanese
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The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service helps students who have a passion for helping others, experience serving in or building community, and an expansive view of what’s possible through public service.
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