Gabriel Young

About

From San Jose, California, and Washington D.C., Gabriel Young (he/his) strives to be one for and with others by serving the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community through multiple ventures. As a Masters of Public Policy candidate, Gabriel hopes to hone his skills in developing socio-economically equitable policies and laws while continually fighting for social justice at GSPP. Previously, Gabriel had the great honor to serve as the Staff Assistant for The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) where he helped the Biden-Harris Administration pursue Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for AA & NHPI communities by leading the youth engagement, higher education, and cultural outreach portfolios while supporting the Executive Director’s day-to-day administration, scheduling, and operations. When not serving the administration, Gabriel co-hosted LEAD Filipino’s Policy, Politics, and Puto show where he led discussions and workshops surrounding how Filipino American identity influences policy change. Additionally, Gabriel served as the Filipino Young Professionals - DC Secretary, organizing events surrounding professional development and cultural education for Filipino Americans moving to the D.C. area. 

Throughout his career, Gabriel has interned for WHIAANHPI, organized as a civic engagement team member with LEAD Filipino and the FIERCE Coalition, was NaFFAA (National Federation of Filipino American Associations)’s Operations Manager and EPYC program’s youth program administrator, interned for San Jose’s Mayor and California Assemblymember Alex Lee to work on housing policy, organized for the Fil-Ams for Biden-Harris Campaign, and was a Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) JSI Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. Gabriel graduated as an undergraduate honors student from The George Washington University with a B.A. in Political Science: Public Policy Focus and International Affairs. Gabriel is a Star Wars & Game of Thrones fanatic who loves chatting it up, eating new food, watching movies and TV, reading and learning the universe’s intricacies, and playing video games. He hopes to continue honoring his family; friends; and colleagues who have made him the servant he is today. Go Bears!

Policy Interests

• Civil/Human Rights
• Race/Racial Justice
• Democracy Policy
• Foreign Policy
• Housing & Urban Policy
• Education
• Social Welfare
• Diversity/Equity/Inclusion