Bio/Description Katherine Holden is a sophomore from San Francisco, California, concentrating in the School of Public Policy and International Affairs, with minors in Environmental Studies and Spanish Language. At Princeton, she has pursued research focusing on the ecological consequences of the United States' repression of Indigenous stewardship, historical state and federal anti-Asian immigration policies and their influence on modern violence against Asian women, American eugenics and the forced sterilization of women of color, and syntactic analysis of successful antidiscrimination litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court. Beyond the classroom, Katherine is an Orange Key Tour Guide, an English language instructor for Spanish-speaking migrants at El Centro (Trenton, NJ), an Outdoor Action leader, a member of Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice, and a member of Princeton Pre-Law Society. In the summer of 2024, she interned for New York Legal Assistance Group, working to secure asylum for survivors of gender-based and domestic violence. Her professional interests lie in litigation and policymaking pertaining to ecological conservation, climate responsibility, migrant protections, reproductive freedom, and identity-based discrimination. Related News 2025-2026 International Policy Associates Application Calendar