Turner Wong | William S. Richardson School of Law

Turner Wong

Class of 2022

Turner is a first-year law student and is looking forward to graduating in May 2022. She is a proud graduate of Punahou School. She also attended the University of Southern California where she double majored in International Relations and Mandarin Chinese. After graduating from USC, she was awarded a Fulbright fellowship and taught English in Taitung, Taiwan for one year. Last year, Turner moved home after five years away and interned at the Hawai‘i Immigrant Justice Center through Legal Aid. The impactful experience of helping victims of crime apply for immigration remedies led her to apply to the William S Richardson School of Law.

  • Won a national championship as a player on the USC Women's Club Basketball Team
  • Was on National TV during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
  • Is obsessed with the color orange
  • Held a koala and fed kangaroos in Australia

 

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