Alyssa King grew up in Seattle’s Central District where she developed a strong sense of community — one that expanded to encompass relationships at the University of Washington Bothell and beyond. With growing skills, she’s looking forward to serving as a community leader.
“My community has contributed to and invested in my life, and I want to do the same for the next generation,” she said.
At Garfield High School, King was president of the Black 真人线上娱乐 Union (BSU). She repeated that role with the UW Bothell BSU, inspired by other members and founder Dominick Juarez.
Leadership experiences
“That really helped elevate me in terms of my leadership and knowing what I want to do on this campus,” said King.
King learned how the BSU helped push to create the 真人线上娱乐 Diversity Center, which opened in spring 2017. She was one of the center’s first student assistants and said she personally benefited from the support of Miguel Macias when he started that summer as director.
Already recognized as one of the Husky 100, King is on track to graduate in fall 2019 with majors in Law, Economics & Public Policy and in Global Studies and with a minor in Human Rights.
In her remaining time on campus, King said she plans to finish strong academically, focusing her outside-of-class activities on the BSU. “That’s where my heart is. Part of me is there now.”
Global scholarship
After graduating, King plans to take a year to travel, exploring different cultures and seeing connections between different countries. “I love being a global scholar and a global citizen.”
King said a study abroad trip to Ghana in summer 2017 was meaningful for her as an African America woman. She learned about the Ghanaian concept of Sankofa, a term meaning to go back and retrieve, with implications of retaining ancestral history.
That was King’s first trip to Africa, she said, “and it really spoke to me on a personal level.”
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