For such a young woman, Cecilia has an impressive resumé of working with NPOs, including an internship at a former leprosy colony in Hawaii and work at Amnesty International’s office in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in Multicultural Community Studies. In Fukuoka, her mother’s hometown, she works with UN-HABITAT as a consultant on gender-specific issues. A year ago, she registered an English language Amnesty International group, which has held film screenings and discussions. On May 22, their first big event will take place at Volume, in Daimyo, with live music, action-awareness games, and yes, food and drinks. For more information about this event and the group, access: http://amnestyfukuoka.blogspot.com or email Cecilia at: amnestyfukuoka@gmail.com
Hometown: San Francisco, USA
In Japan: 2 years
Identity: Organizer of the Amnesty International Fukuoka English Language Group
Originally published in Fukuoka Now magazine (fn113, May 2008)
