Food Systems Major

November 20, 2023

Elissa Fong

Tell us about your background and why you chose UW? I am a second generation Chinese American from Pasadena, California. My family is from Hong Kong where food is a big part of our culture. What drew me to UW was the broad range of subjects that I could study and the variety of unique…

March 30, 2023

Son Phung

Tell us about your background and what brought you to UW? I transferred from Highline College in Des Moines, Washington. UW had a lot of qualities that I was looking for in a four-year public university. The campus is extremely beautiful during spring when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and it is also…

October 26, 2022

JoJo Tran

Tell us about your background and what brought you to UW? I graduated from Seattle Central College in 2020 and have been at UW since 2021. I’ve volunteered with the Seattle P-Patch Community Garden Program for many years helping to improve food access for my local community. I felt strongly that attending UW to further…

August 25, 2022

IsabellaRose Esiomanoya Anegbeode

Tell us about your background and what brought you to UW? My name is IsabellaRose but everybody calls me Bella! I’m a first-gen college student and I moved from my hometown in Bellevue, WA to the UW Seattle campus in 2019. I’ve always known I wanted to be a part of the UW community and…

February 18, 2022

Erika Reinhardt

What brought you to UW? I am a Swiss-Peruvian immigrant that grew up in Renton, Washington. Culture has been a major part of my life. I grew up celebrating Peruvian holidays and eating Swiss and Peruvian foods, however, growing up here in Washington introduced me to American culture, which makes me describe myself as a…

October 20, 2021

Christina Gonzalez

Why did you choose UW? Since moving to Seattle, it has always been my goal to be accepted into the University of Washington. I chose UW because it is a world-renowned research university, and I knew I would be receiving cutting-edge knowledge. How did you learn about the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Major, and…

September 16, 2021

Jesus Mendoza

Why did you choose UW? I have lived in Washington most of my life and since I was young, I knew that the UW was the university I wanted to attend. In middle school and early on in high school, I wasn’t sure if my dream of attending UW would become a reality because of…

May 17, 2021

Esther Nguyen

Esther Nguyen graduated from the University of Washington in 2020 with a major in Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Major, and now works as a research assistant with the University of Washington School of Public Health in the Center for Public Health Nutrition. She is now preparing for graduate school while working as a research…

February 24, 2021

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Zimmerman

Why did you choose UW? I moved to Seattle at age 19 when I fell in love with living in the Pacific Northwest. After relocating to Seattle, I realized I wanted to go back to school for my bachelor’s degree around age 21. Going to the University of Washington was a goal, but I wasn’t…

March 16, 2020

Hannah Jordan

Why did you choose UW? Both of my parents graduated from UW and because my mom went back to school when I was in middle school, I was able to see her experience here and how much she enjoyed the programs that were offered. I knew I wanted to pursue a nutrition major and UW…