THE FOUNDERS

​Kathy Lu
Co-Founder

​kathy@immigranthistory.org

Kathy grew up in Oregon and is a former Skadden Fellow who has spent the last decade working in education, Asian American studies, and organizing. She studied International Relations at Pomona College and worked in public schools as an AmeriCorps member. At Yale Law School, she led the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and the Immigration Legal Services clinic. Kathy has worked as a nonprofit attorney with Asian survivors of gender violence and vulnerable families of color.

​Julia Chang Wang
​Co-Founder

​julia@immigranthistory.org

​Julia immigrated to the U.S. at age 9. As a child, Julia loved learning history but never saw stories about people like her and her family. She studied History and Economics at Harvard University and received a Gates Scholarship to study and obtain her Masters in History at the University of Cambridge. Since graduating from Yale Law, she has worked as a litigator and at several global nonprofits. Julia has published several articles on immigration and Asian American identity.

THE TEAM

Sarah Appelbaum
restorative justice expert

Sarah Appelbaum, Ed. M., is an educator, restorative justice (RJ) practitioner, and school social worker in training. Sarah graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2019 with a program focus in counseling and prevention. As a consultant, Sarah partners with organizations to create RJ resources, implement RJ practices, and address challenging situations.

Junee Kim
grants & development manager (volunteer)

Junee is a nontraditional student studying Human Rights at Columbia University and a graduate of the City Colleges of Chicago. They are excited to work alongside IHI at the intersection of migration, race, and social justice.

Abby Sachar
fundraising &
​communications associate

Abby is a junior at Cornell University studying Government and Statistical Science. She is highly interested in political theory and colonial and postcolonial studies. On campus, she works with Cornell Votes, and for fun, she enjoys hiking, reading, and baking cookies.