Read our complete letter with footnotes here.
Read the letter from Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales here.
DATE: October 9, 2023
TO: Pajaro Valley Unified School Board Trustees De Serpa, Acosta, Soto, Dodge, Flores, Bolaños Scow, Holm, Maya-Romero, and Interim Superintendent Murry Schkeman
RE: Defamation of Community Responsive Education & Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales
At a September 13, 2023 Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Education public meeting in Santa Cruz County, California, Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales and Community Responsive Education (CRE) were smeared with false and potentially libelous accusations of bigotry and antisemitism. These attacks weaponized a statement from the Governor’s office and the California Department of Education, a statement condemned by the UC of Ethnic Studies Faculty Council. Following a series of defamatory statements, the Board did not renew her contract to support Ethnic Studies teacher development and community responsive leadership.
These allegations of bigotry and antisemitism amount to a slander campaign aimed at propagating false views about Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales among the PVUSD community and the wider public and have caused significant financial harm.
CRE and Dr.Tintiangco-Cubales have served the district under a contract to support the development of Ethnic Studies teachers and provide professional development for school principals since the fall of 2021. She has also worked with district leaders to co-create the district’s Ethnic Studies Framework. CRE has provided an Ethnic Studies lecture series and support for any teacher who wants to develop Ethnic Studies curriculum in Santa Cruz County. For over two school years, Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales and CRE supported the Pajaro Valley Unified School District above and beyond the deliverables in their contracts.
The district leadership team worked with Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales to develop a scope of work for the 2023-2024 school year. This work would have included:
- Leadership Development for all secondary principals. This would have included professional development focusing on community responsive leadership, PVUSD’s Ethnic Studies framework, and connecting the wellness of both students and faculty to the development of Ethnic Studies in PVUSD.
- Teacher Development focused on the development of Ethnic Studies teachers, specifically on English Language Arts.
- District Support to develop professional development that is both asynchronous and synchronous for all teachers teaching Ethnic Studies across the disciplines.
There was deliberate and thoughtful planning between CRE and PVUSD district leaders that went into this scope of work. There was significant time investment into planning and visioning this work, with the intention to create a sustainable Ethnic Studies model that could be maintained after this transition year.
Although the proposal was developed over the summer, it was not brought to the Board of Education until the September 13, 2023, meeting. Between the time of the proposal development, there was a concern brought by a rightwing segment of part of the Jewish community regarding false and dangerous allegations that Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales was antisemitic. District leaders were asked to meet with Rabbi Paula Marcus and a group of about twenty-five individuals at the Temple Beth El on August 27th, 2023, to share what PVUSD’s Ethnic Studies curriculum looked like. During this meeting, the majority of the Jewish community present demonstrated support for Ethnic Studies. Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales continued to work with district leaders to shape the work that was supposed to commence on September 14-15, 2023, contingent on approval by the Board.
During the September 13th Board meeting, item 9.10, the Ethnic Studies district leader, Claudia Monjaras, presented PVUSD’s history of Ethnic Studies, including the partnership with CRE since the fall of 2021. The PVUSD ’s Ethnic Studies Framework that was presented was co-created with CRE. She presented a proposal to renew CRE’s contract.
Following the presentation, there were two public comments by Roz Shorenstein and Gil Stein, who both falsely accused Tintiangco-Cubales of bias and bigotry. Shorenstein stated that Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales “objected to stopping hate as a goal of education” and was “a consultant who created a rejected policy for bigotry.” Both commentators made an inaccurate claim that “the state offers this for free,” referring to professional development for ethnic studies.
No evidence was presented to substantiate the defamatory accusations by Shorenstein and Stein. Despite these dangerous claims, the Board did not ask for evidence or attempt to correct the record. The commenters referenced a letter that Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales signed, along with hundreds of ethnic studies experts and organizations, including Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales signed to support authentic ethnic studies amidst right-wing attacks on public education. Another spurious claim, later voiced by Trustee De Serpa was the removal of her name from the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum as evidence of bigotry when, in fact, all 20 of the committee members removed their names when non-experts bowing to intense political pressure, rewrote the curriculum, making it no longer their work and unrecognizable as ethnic studies. This incorrect information about Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales was not corrected. No trustee asked a question for clarification or evidence to support the claims of bias and bigotry made by the commentators. None of the actions evidenced bigotry. On the contrary, the actions mentioned are consistent with Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales’ record, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to antiracism.
Following the two public comments, board members engaged in a discussion that defamed Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales, falsely accusing her of antisemitism. Trustee De Serpa claimed Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales was antisemitic and would not support the contract and pressured trustees to do the same. Despite reassurances from the district’s Ethnic Studies lead that nothing in their work was antisemitic and hearing praise from others, De Serpa insisted she did not want Dr. Tintiangco-Cublaes doing the work. Despite praise for the work that Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales led with CRE in PVUSD, the public mischaracterizations continued without evidence. Following this, Trustee Acosta stated she was “disgusted” to be affiliated with Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales, and Trustee Bolaños Scow voiced support of the program without CRE. Superintendent Schekman stated, “we have a problem with an individual” who he said was biased without providing any evidence of bias. Pushing the Board to finalize a decision opposing Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales, Trustee De Serpa interrupted President Holm and stated, “you don’t have a second..I think it just dies now…I would move that you bring back this item with another consultant.” Further extending the reach of unsubstantiated claims of bigotry and antisemitism to anyone “affiliated with” Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales, De Serpa claimed, again with no evidence, that all Jewish people have a “problem” with Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales to which a district employee stated it would be difficult to find someone not affiliated with her and her “issue” because all “the top people are connected.” The meeting item closed with a vote to bring the item back with a new consultant, ending the contract with Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales and CRE.
All of the disparaging comments made about Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales were based on unfounded assumptions and no evidence. It was a clear character assassination of Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales and a disregard for all the work and dedication she has committed to the field of Ethnic Studies for over 30 years. The Board members made comments and decisions about Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales that were not founded based on concrete actions or evidence. There was a loss of a significant contract that was to employ 6 consultants to support the Ethnic Studies work of PVUSD. Not a single trustee asked for or stated any evidence supporting these spurious claims. In fact, a few board members praised the work and stated they would like it to continue. Their positions were ignored, and the will of the majority was not made clear before denying the CRE contract.
CRE was treated unfairly, and the individual trustee’s willingness to defame someone publicly without a full-throated and persistent defense from those trustees who felt the contract should continue is an abdication of leadership in both cases. Further, the avoidance of a vote on the Board floor to ensure there was no record of who voted for and against contracting with CRE and Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales reflects poorly on the professionalism and leadership of individual trustees and their commitment to transparent decision-making. Derailing the work of the 2-year ethnic studies implementation in PVUSD due to false claims will do real harm to the quality of the curriculum and teaching and, thus, student academic and social outcomes, making this an abrogation of PVUSD’s commitment to the community. Finally, publicly disparaging Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales with unsubstantiated allegations and anyone “affiliated with” her qualifies as defamation that has real reputational and material harm.
We ask that the contract be reinstituted and a public apology be made to Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales and the staff of Community Responsive Education for falsely claiming that she and CRE are biased, bigoted, or antisemitic.
The Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies
& The Undersigned
(Signatures updated daily)
Organizations:
- Empowering Marginalized Asian Communities
- Teach Palestine Project of the Middle East Children's Alliance
- Association of Raza Educators Los Angeles
- Ethnic Studies Steering Committee of Stockton Unified School District
- Xicanx Institute for Teaching & Organizing
- Community Responsive Education
- Association of Raza Educators
- Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies Program, San Francisco State University
- Teaching Palestine: Pedagogical Praxis and the Indivisibility of Justice
- Justice for Palestinians
- California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education (CARE-ED)
- North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America Palestine Working Group
- Libro Para sa Tanan (dba Sawaga River Press)
- Jewish Voice for Peace - Bay Area
- Social Justice Academy
- 67 Sueños
- The Dr. Porter Lee Troutman, Jr., Center for Multicultural Education in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Social Justice Academy of San Leandro High
- South of Market Community Action Network
- League of Filipino Students - San Francisco State University
- Jews for Palestinian Right of Return
- NOPAL Stockton
- Tobera Project
- Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP)
- Kababayan Learning Community at Skyline College
- SoCal Filipinos
- Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center, UC Santa Cruz
- June Jordan High School on San Francisco
- Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
- Westlake School For The Performing Arts
- Legacy Youth Project
- Education for Liberation Minnesota
- Little Manila Rising
- Chapman University Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Campo Santo
- The Magic Theatre
- Mexican American Studies Teachers' Academy
- Actors' Equity Association
- VietRISE
- Manilatown Heritage Foundation
- Anticapitalism for Artists
- Northern California Pilipinx American Student Alliance
- The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey
- Institute for Emancipatory Education, San José State University
- Asian American Psychological Association's Division on Filipinx Americans (AAPA-DoFA)
- Arkipelago Books
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Santa Cruz County
- Eclipse Rising
- Raíces y Cariño Family Center, Watsonville, California
- The Fresno Brown Berets - Autonomous Chapter
- Pilipino Transfer Student Partnership @UCLA
- Kappa Psi Epsilon, Beta Chapter
- Filipino American Educators Association of California
- Climate Generation
- Nikkei Resisters
- Institute for Teacher of Color Committed to Racial Justice
- California State University Ethnic Studies Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Caucus
- Santa Ana College Department of Ethnic Studies
- Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education
- Asian American Justice + Innovation Lab
- Silicon Valley for Palestine
- Akbayan San Jose State
- Amado Khaya Initiative
Individuals:
- JR Arimboanga, Empowering Marginalized Asian Communities
- Brian Batugo
- Val Cubales
- herb felina
- Ray San Diego, Northwestern University
- Dr. Zoe Marinkovich
- Jocyl Sacramento
- Aimee Riechel
- Jody Sokolower, Teach Palestine Project of the Middle East Children's Alliance
- Arlene Daus-Magbual
- Lauren Daus, Pin@y Educational Partnerships; Community Responsive Education; University of California, Los Angeles
- Stacey Krueger
- Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, Assistant Dean for Restorative and Transformative Racial Justice, College of Health and Social Sciences, San Francisco State University
- Kharyl Anne Bugaoisan Piano
- Aldrich Limpin Sabac, Stockton Unified School District
- Rhia Hurt
- Henry Francisco
- Figueroa, Aleks
- Russell Jeung, Asian American Studies, SF State University
- Sarah Miralles, Pin@y Educational Partnerships, Lakas Mentorship Program, Kuya/Ate Mentorship Program
- Sean Santos
- Kevin Camia
- Asra Ziauddin
- Dominic ainza
- Andrea Rose Bumagat, Pin@y Educational Partnerships
- Stephanie Cariaga
- Christine Sleeter, California State University Monterey Bay
- Rick Ayers, Teacher Education, University of San Francisco
- Dr. Andrew Jolivette, Chair, Department of Ethnic Studies; Director Native American and Indigenous Studies, UC San Diego
- Ricardo Medina, Ph.D.
- Guadalupe Cardona, Chair of the Association of Raza Educators Los Angeles
- Adrienne Orilla
- Brian Lozenski, Macalester College
- Cheralen Arroyo Valdez
- Dylan Rodriguez, University of California
- Paloma Concordia
- Kailee Lewis, SUSD Ethnic Studies
- Erin Rose Cruz
- Robin Aquilizan
- Ali Alowonle
- Anita Chikkatur, Carleton College; Education for Liberation Minnesota
- Christine Vega
- Jonsen J. Vitug
- Jason Ferreira, College of Ethnic Studies, SFSU
- mk nguyen
- Brian Calderón Tabatabai, Mayor Pro Tem, City of West Covina
- April Ang
- Marinelle Abeleda
- Anita Fernández, Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies
- June Vitug
- Wayne Jopanda, BROKADA Mens Healing Circle
- Victor Coloyan
- Juli Kang
- Jorge Pacheco Jr, California Latino School Boards Association (CLSBA)
- Mike Rodriguez
- Alaina Moguel
- Dr. Johnny Ramirez, San Jose State University, Chicana and Chicano Studies
- David Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Theresa Montano, CSUN Chican@ Studies/LESMCC/ARE
- Rosario Macahilas
- Sam Ng, PEP (Pin@y Educational Partnerships)
- Kaylah Breiz
- Matthew B Gonzalez
- Ron Espiritu, Ethnic Studies Educator
- Angelina Cowan-Byrns
- manmit singh, University of British Columbia
- Jesse Gonzales, California Working Families Party
- Arman Liwanag, UC Berkeley
- Giselle Cunanan, Ph.D, Sacramento State University
- Allen Ocampo
- Dr. Ksenia Korobkova
- Tere Ceseña Bontempo, PhD
- Eunice Ho, Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium
- Andy Bellows
- Tricia Gallagher-Geurtsen
- Ksenia Korobkova, PhD
- Lyanne Teopaco
- Angelique Lobo
- Janrey Javier
- Tony DelaRosa, CoFounder of NYC Men Teach Asian American Teaching Initiative
- Romuald Kai Santiago, Teachers College, Columbia University
- Jhulsany Futol
- Terry Park
- Shannon Deloso
- Cheryl E. Matias
- Kristen Erickson
- Isabel Gil-Garcia, Ethnic Studies Educator
- Irah Tancioco
- Thu Huong Cao, Pin@y Educational Partnerships
- Glen Rabang, Pin@y Educational Partnerships
- Bobby Pelz, PVUSD Ethnic Studies
- Armando Sierra
- Aileen Pagtakhan
- Beatrice Tesorero
- Dara Katrina Del Rosario
- Patricia D Lopez, Fresno State
- Rhonda Ureta-Villalos
- Arielle Santos
- Michael Herrera
- Briana Hinga
- Melissa Ann Canlas
- H. Zheng
- Kevin Kumashiro, California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education
- Christine Hong
- Ashley Perez, Student Recruitment and Retention Center-UC Davis
- Kevin Santos
- Alexa Bernardes
- Joaquín Noguera, Loyola Marymount University
- Kat DeGuzman
- Linet M. Bravo
- Sydney Ji
- Stacey Salinas
- Alma Galapon, Elk Grove Unified School District; California Teachers Association Pacific Asian American Caucus
- Joanna Maderazo
- Andrew Hambre-Cook
- Olivia Malabuyo Tablante
- Melina Melgoza, Association of Raza Educators
- Gayle Romasanta
- Lillian Galedo
- Linn Lee
- Destin Mark Abad, Pin@y Educational Partnerships
- Carina Pineda
- Cecily Relucio
- Miguel Perez
- Kevin Tan
- Kristine Jan Espinoza
- Geena Ballesteros
- Jessica D. Petalio, Ph.D.
- Lisa Raskin
- Redjan Quarto
- Sean Arce, Ph.D., Xicanx Institute for Teaching & Organizing
- Kelly Callejo
- Andrew Kalt
- Dr. Jeffrey Miguel Acido
- Kevin Nadal, Ph.D., City University of New York
- Marisa Castro
- Deyadira Arellano
- Melissa Weiner, Sociology & Critical Race & Ethnic Studies, College of the Holy Cross
- isidro ortiz
- Joselyn Salgado
- Josephine Pham
- Jenna Cushing-Leubner, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
- Katherine Lee
- Kathleen Vu
- Liz Gerena
- Cady Sitkin
- Evelyn Obamos
- Rabab Abdulhadi, Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies
- Helena Meier
- Kay Flewellijng
- Monica Macaldo-Gubatina
- Terrence Valen, MPH
- Arlene Inouye
- Christian Nixon, UC Berkeley
- Justine Santos
- Salam Ramahi
- Karla Gómez-Pelayo
- Michelle Lapitan
- Robert Mangrobang
- Martha Allexsaht-Snider
- Tracie Noriega, Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Currículum Consortium, Filipino-American Educators Assoc. Of CA
- Ricky Aguirre
- Tracy Lachica Buenavista, California State University, Northridge
- Cynthia Reyes
- Javier San Román, Association of Raza Educators-LA Chapter
- Jason Muñiz
- Zainab Abdullah
- Joemy Ito-Gates, Japanese American Families for Justice
- Carlen Chin
- Katie Curtis
- Ava Tong
- Soleste Hilberg, University of California Santa Cruz
- Michelle Fortunado-Kewin
- Pablo Jasis, Ph.D., California State University, Fullerton
- Ivan Viray Santos, James Logan High School Ethnic Studies
- Patty Enrado
- Joanna Wong
- Michael Tomczyszyn
- Carla Martínez
- Susan Roberta Katz, Professor Emerita, University of San Francisco
- Suheir Michael
- Barbara Henderson, Dir. EdD in Ed Leadership, SF State, EdD Program in Educational Leadership, San Francisco State University
- Mike Espinoza
- Martinez, Norell
- Jennifer Figueroa
- Marika Pfefferkorn, Midwest Center for School Transformation/ Education for Liberation MN
- Brian Ford, Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies, Democratic Socialists of America, Black Lives Matter At School
- Hannah L. Rebadulla, MS
- Erina Alejo
- Juliet Velarde Betita, Santa Barbara Ethnic Studies Now
- Peter McLaren
- Jul Custodio, California State University, East Bay
- Maurus Dumalaog, Brown Brilliant & Beautiful LLC
- Emily Enriquez
- Alvin Macaldo-Gubatina
- Joseph Galura, University of Michigan
- Reiko Ando
- Artnelson Concordia, Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies (CLES); Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium
- Rouhollah Aghasaleh, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
- Thea Fojas de Borja
- Regina DeGuzman
- Elizabeth de Guzman Chan
- Abby Saavedra
- Verma Zapanta
- Dr. Dolores Delgado Bernal, Loyola Marymount University
- Howard Winant, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara
- Jessica Tintiangco
- Anibel Ferus-Comelo, UC Berkeley
- Karen Buenavista Hanna, PhD, Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies, Connecticut College
- Faye Pacho
- Liz Solorio
- Brittany Willis
- Melissa Urbano
- Nivia Alvarado
- Amanda Lashaw, Education Department, UC Santa Cruz
- Isabella Helene P David
- Sara Webb
- Aja Reynolds
- Dr. Betina Hsieh, California State University Long Beach
- Alexander Arriola
- Aristel de la Cruz
- Lily Navab
- Lara Sheehi, George Washington University
- Justine Villanueva, Sawaga River Press
- Joi Barrios, Ph.D.
- Dr. Fritzie de Mata
- Cynthia Lewis, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Mohit Praful Mehta
- Dr. Elaine Abelaye-Mateo
- Alexis Moore
- Mary Choy
- Mariflor Medrano
- Benjamin James, University of California Santa Cruz
- Nhi Truong
- Roland Sintos Coloma, Wayne State University
- Joanna La Torre, LCSW
- Emanuel Suarez Jimenez, Education Department, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jeremy Eugene
Maria Frianeza Rios
Rachelle Deguzman
Carlos Cervantes
Charlene Rualo
Herna Cruz-Louie
Czarina Jimenez
Rico Reyes
Sally Rusk
Mark Estrada
- Francis Novero
- Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano
- Alexandra Stokes, UC Santa Cruz
- Michael Sagum
- Lariya Wilson (SJA)SJA
- Jeffrey de Castro Mariano MD
- Benson Choy
- Erick Aragon
- Carla Shalaby, University of Michigan
- Christina Acosta
- Mark Gomez
- Melisa Bautista
- Kristan Olazo
- Tommy Hinga, PVUSD Ethnic Studies
- Adrian O, League of Filipino Students San Francisco State University
- Ian Slattery
- David Chan, League of Filipino Students - SFSU
Ed Curammeng, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Pablo Depaz
- Roberta Ahlquist, San Jose State University
- Chaleya Condalor, Social Justice Academy
- Jonell T. Molina
- K Vanessa muniz, League of Filipino students sfsu
- Jordan Guillory, League of Filipino Students
- Xue Xiong
- Jah-Yee Woo
- Alexandra Bartas, League of Filipino Students - San Francisco State University
- JC Lugo
- Cat DeGuzman
- Cinthya Rodriguez, Mijente
- Andrea Posadas
- geneve nguyen, League of Filipino Students
- Amatullah Zapanta-Mir, League of Filipino Students
- Charity Nicolas
- Ruby Del Remedio
- Angelica Faustino
- Susan Areeckal
- Belen Carrasco, Kern County Educators for Ethnic Studies
- Doris Garcia
- Jennifer Javier
- Darlene Lee, UCLA Teacher Education Program
- Marian Malasig
- Tanya Yared, MPH
- Jeanelle Daus
- Yucheng Hu
- Alma Flores, California State University, Sacramento
- Monica Eraqi
- Karmela Herrera Bilones
- Carmela Obrusnik
- María Santos
- Yuki Obayashi
- Deodor Tronco
- Samia Shoman
- Grace Han
- Beatriz Ochoa, Association of Raza Educators, Los Angeles Chapter
- Bryan Pangilinan
- Daisy Maxion
- Cheryl Quitevis
- Melissa Ferrer English
- Juleny Santa Cruz
- Abigail Poquez-Cervantes
- Jeannine Roson
- Aileen Pagdanganan
- Andrea Mackey, MPH, Kabataang maka-Bayan/Pro-People Youth, Filipinxao Community Health Association, Pin@y Educational Partnerships
- Sam Maina
- Kimberly Gutierrez
- Mark Gardner, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Benerva Suarez
- Meleia Simon-Reynolds, UC Santa Cruz
- Melanie Espinueva+Aure, Skyline College
- Nicollette Maristela, LMFT
- Trisha Gonzales-Waters, San Ramon Valley USD
- Glenn Philip M. Aquino
- Edene Matutina
- Darleen Bohulano Mabalon
- Christine Clark, Cultural Studies, International Education, and Multicultural Education (CSIEME) Program in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Ella deCastro, Professor at San Diego City and Mesa Colleges
Gia Moreno
Liz Manipol-Lee
Venice Francisco
Karlo Guevarra
KC Mukai
Jazyle Jame P. Arzadon
Liza Gesuden
Ellaine A.
Margot Goldstein
- Jennifer Kelly, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Cesar Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Studies
- Ty Maniulit
- Jon Ray Guevarra, Abraham Lincoln High School, San Francisco Unified School District/United Educators of San Francisco/Epsilon Sigma Rho Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. Theta Chapter
- Chris Perreira, UC San Diego
- Emmaia Gelman, Sarah Lawrence College
- Johnny Neang
- Dianne Que
- Stacey San Pedro
- Connie Choy
- Yulia Gilich
- Teodora Ildefonzo-Olmo
- Maritza Roño Refuerzo
- Will Bauzon
- James Fabionar, University of San Diego
- Bao Lo, Asian American Studies/Ethnic Studies CSU Sacramento
- Sammy John Casaclang Gutierrez
- Aja LaDuke, Sonoma State University
- Edmundo Aguilar
- Lauren Ilano
- Lianah Sta. Ana
- Ariana Muñoz
- Ramiro Hernandez
- Ro Lin
- Myra Dayrit
- Daisy Lopez
- Michelle Velasco
- E.J.R. David
- Sophia Diaz-Muca
- Sara Bazan
- Kimmy Maniquis
- Efren Bose
- Annie S. Adamian, California State University, Chico
- Camille Santana, Contra Costa College and Kapwa is Medicine-Filipino Mental Health Initiative-SF
- Jeredith Livelo
- Joanne L. Rondilla, San Jose State University
- Matthew Montenegro
- Melissa Talley
- Kiaya Moser, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Tadashi Dozono, Erica Aguirre
- Maureen Tecson, Social Justice Academy, New Haven Unified School District
- Valerie Soe
- Grace Agustin
- Maywa Montenegro
- Garrick Macatangay
- Ros Coronel
- Fatimah Nadiyyah Salahuddin, UC Berkeley Teacher Education Program
- Kira Donnell, San Francisco State University
- Dayna Florendo
- Robin Gabriel, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California Santa Cruz
- Khensani Pienaar
- Johanna Alatorre Gonzalez, Association of Raza Educators, Sacramento
- Andrew Ardizzoia, Muhlenberg College
- Mark Aquino
- Meera Jaffrey
- Aaron Orpilla
- Melissa Villamejor
- Aisa Villarosa
- Barbara Parmet
- Lorenzo Mutia
- Kerri Ann Borja
- Juslyn Manalo
- Dion Huey
- Christie Guinsatao-Toledo
- Dion Huey
- Charlene Cayanan
- Desiree Hambre- Cook
- Mariana Ramírez
- Trina Villanueva
- Julie Maglanoc
- Heather Boyer
- Samantha David
- Christine Ballesteros
- Emily P. Lawsin
- Erin Ritchie
- Dr. Khanh Tran, Purdue University
- Ken Billones
- Lorena Santos
- Levalasi Loi-On
- Jessica Necor
- Elena Clariza, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Shirin Vossoughi, Northwestern University
- Asif Wilson, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Alyssa Tolentino, Kappa Psi Epsilon Beta Chapter
- Jennifer Nemecek, Haley Chin
- Claire Dandan, Kappa Psi Epsilon, Skyline Kababayan
Marie Sheridan Crisostomo
Jazmine Fortes
Blue Amoguis
Erica Parpan
Jonathan Peraza Campos
Richelle Concepcion
- Patrick Roz Camangian, University of San Francisco, Urban Education and Social Justice program
Jeremy Keith Tesorero-Villaluz
Edward Cruz
Matthew Bombon
José M. Aguilar-Hernández, Ph.D., Cal Poly Pomona
Danny Baza Blas
- Marisa Villegas-Ramirez, James Logan High School Ethnic Studies Department
- Connie So
- Candice Valenzuela
- Boyeong Kim
- Mouakong Vue
- Alejandro Cuevas Elvira, Napa Valley Ethnic Studies Advocates
- Scott Kurashige
- Lucas Ives
- Sarah Maria Childs
- Veronica Correa-Amador
- Aileen Adao
- Jerel Baldomero
- Devin Cabanela
- Venus Cayabyab, San Mateo Union High School District
- Wayne Au, Rethinking Schools
- Allen Bustos, Pin@y Educational Partnerships
- Kim Mendoza-Dungo
- Mikaela Flores
- Dr. Ryan Leano, Asian American Studies Department, Cal State Fullerton
- Dr. Roberto D. Hernández, Chicana/o Studies, San Diego State University
- Angelene Carranceja
- Carlos Estrada
- Teresa Hodges
- Lara Stapleton
- Julie Olive
- Jaena Rae Cabrera
- huu nguyen, Northeastern Illinois University
- Veronica Anne Francisco
- Terri Torres
- Jen Soriano
- Olivia Nevado
- Robert Liu-Trujillo
- Aj Oliveros
- Yami Orihuela, M.Ed.
- Dr. Karen Chow, English Department Chair and associated faculty in Asian American Studies and Women’s Studies, De Anza College
- Connie Wun
- Yvette Perez
- Leilanie Tolentino
- Mel Altre
- Rocío Mendoza
- Julian Cowan-Byrns
- Sohyun An
- Jacqueline J. Kwun
- Gregory Pancho
- Matthew Laurel
- J. Faith Almiron, Filipinx Solidarity Collective
- Von Torres
- Conrad J. Benedicto
- Catherine Salvin
- Nancy Ruiz
- Michael Augustine
- Dr. Úrsula Aldana, Department of Leadership Studies, University of San Francisco
- Victoria Duran
- kevyn Lorenzana
- Cassandra Sheppard
- Miguel Lopez
- Joshua Dineros, California Young Democrats, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
- Charles Ramilo
- Vajra Watson
- Julian Cowan-Byrns
- Valerie A. Martínez, Ph.D.
- Mary Cubales
- Eunice Lee
- Julian Sabolboro
- Alice Joy
- Harrison Ribeiro de Oliveira
- Estela Ballo
- Jocelyn Surla Banaria, PhD-Education
- Kristian Torres, Social Justice Academy of SLHS. BAY-peace (Better alternatives for youth )
- Jenna Rosales
- Emmanuel dela Paz, Dept of Education Studies, UC San Diego
- Samantha Marie Singh
- Justin Santos
- Johnavalos Rios, The Chicana/o Pop-Up Book Movement
- Juan Gamboa, Ethnic Studies San Jose
- Samantha Montemayor
- Russell Lee
- Kassandra Talbot
- Nick Henning, California State University - Fullerton
- Glenda Agustin
- Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow
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- Romelo Urbi
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- Erin Manalo-Pedro, University of California, Los Angeles; Filipino American National Historical Society, Orange County & Inland Empire Chapter
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- M Guevarra
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- Michelle Portugal, Kappa Psi Epsilon
- Carolina San Juan, Director, Graduate Mentoring, UCLA Academic Advancement Program
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- Kevin Owens
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- Erica Colmenares, San Jose State University
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- Jessie Vallejo, Cal Poly Pomona
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- Michelle Mendoza, University of Oregon
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- Roehlyn Quisao Caramadre
- Antonio caminong
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- Maraliz Salgado, Umuwi Ethnic Studies
- Sylvia Oclaray
- Weslei Gabrillo
- Dr. Sarah Carpio
- Jasmine Dator
- Romi Acosta-Noa
- Sean San José
- Adrian Bacong, PhD, MPH
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- Joseph Aquilizan
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- Chloe Agdipa, LEAD Filipino
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- Marky Enriquez, KQED
- Hashid Quintos, Kasama, Fresno Brown Beret, Delano Filipino American National Historical Society. La Raza Unida Party, Filipino American Educators Association of California
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- Lorriz Anne Alvarado Yi, UC San Diego
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- Karl Kottman
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- Nancy Acevedo, California State University, San Bernardino
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- Sandy Capacio Campbell, Filipino Advocates for Justice, Peralta Hacienda Historical Park
- Carolyn Dunn, PhD., California State University Los Angeles
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- Camille Raquel, LCSW
- Mandy Lau, Teaching Excellence Network
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- T.K. Le, UCLA Asian American Studies Center
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- Michelle G. Magalong, PhD, Historic Preservation, University of Maryland
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- Dr. Albert Ponce, Political Science & Social Justice, Diablo Valley College
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- Randy Banaria
- Eduardo Taylor, Pin@y Educational Partnerships
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- Gabriela Fullon
- Lorna Efford
- Cybil Joy Pallugna-Saenz, Filipinx Artists of Houston; Filipino American National Historical Society Houston, Texas Chapter
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- Saira Kaur Singh
- Anne Arcelo
- Maria Lorena Llagas-Marbella, Board Member, Kamayan Coalition
- Kristine Richardson
- Sofi Mercado, Philippine Studies at City College San Francisco
- Kiki Bispo, Former PVUSD student, UCLA
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- Rikka Venturanza, UCLA
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- Keana Hilario, League of Filipino Students UC Berkeley
- Florence Emily Castillo, Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas
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- Pamela Sexton, PVUSD Teacher
- Brian Villa
- Elwyn Cabebe, MD, Stanford Health Care
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- Ana Victoria Fortes
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- Dr. Lily Ann B Villaraza, Chair, Philippine Studies, City College of San Francisco; National Scholar & Trustee, Filipino American National Historical Society
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- Laura Mui, LMFT
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- Jennifer Santos
- Susan Inosanto
- Cyril Phillips
- Marissa Aroy, Media Factory
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- Rebecca Concepcion Apostol, University of California, Los Angeles' Foundation and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook
- Marlo Casas
- Lisa Poblete, Teacher in San Mateo Union High School District
- Felicity Amaya Schaeffer
- Rebeca Burciaga, PhD, San José State University
- Hailey Watanabe
- Marcia M. Zorrilla, DrPH
- Donna Zenz
- Wesley Ueunten, Chair, Department of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University
- Bobby Dalton G. Roy, California Department of Education
- Josephine Care
- Amanda Ferrer Lam
- Michael Schulze-Oechtering, CSU East Bay, Department of History
- Diana Chandara
- Florencia Dufey
- Guillermo Gómez
- Andrew Cabatian Aggabao
- Cheena Chun Moslen
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- Charlene Argate, Kababayan Kids
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- Janessa Yniguez
- Linfield University
- Yanis Lee
- Francesca Dolor
- Nini Hayes
- Dr. Saúl I. Maldonado
- Bernie Rosquites
- Miho Kim, SFSU
- Marisa Alvarez
- Vanessa Rasmussen
Othelia Jumapao
Ysabelle Inigo
- Sergio Arroyo, 4 Vida, Danza Azteca de Anahuac
- Obbry Santos, Kappa Psi Epsilon, Delta Chapter @ UCLA
- Sharon Hoffmann
- Joanmarie Bañez, PhD Candidate, UC San Diego
- Lara Velasco
- Jamel Ponciano
- Daisy Ditico-Gutierrez
Joshua Aligam, SIKLAB
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luca castañeda
irene faye duller
Christina Ayson Plank, UCSC
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- Donald Donaire, Stockton USD Board Trustee
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- Gerard Besina
- Meryl-Mae Blomseth M.Ed. 21 CSLA Sonoma Regional Academy
- Arizza Benitez
- Debbie Lee
- Angelica Posadas
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- Maribel Rosendo-Servin, Ethnic Studies Educator
- Maritza Ascencion
Angela Marie Medina, Financial Coordinator for the Pilipino Transfer Student Partnership @UCLA
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- Tiffani Marie, San Jose State University, Teacher Education
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- Cyntia Aviña
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- Ruth Reyes
- Adriana Garcia
- Paul Michael L. Atienza, Cal Poly Humboldt
- Roderick Irby
- Denise Zhou, UCLA Student
- Elaine Sapitan
- Jewell Bachelor
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Valerie P. Fernandez-Alejandrino, College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University
Hassy Flores, Social Justice Academy
- Ethel DeGois
- Madeleine Boone
- Cintia G. Murillo
- Mayuu Kashimura, San Francisco State University Nikkei Student Union
- Craig Mcclarnon
- Micol Issa
- Caitlin Soriano
- Lienmir Arradaza
- Mason Uesugi
- Cynthia Antonio
- Rico E. Toscano
- Amianan Daus-Magbual
- sheila vafa
- Alyse Olivas
- Dev Nethma
- Ahuitz Romo-Gonzalez
- Claire Cabal Kahrobaie
- Jordan Brooks
- Catherine Pham
Cyndi Abundabar Ting, M.S. Special Education
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Jonathan Lee, PhD, SFSU, College of Ethnic Studies
Rylo Parayno
Rowan Parayno
Camille Guiriba
Rizalene Zabala
Nora S Yerena, Certified Family Life Educator
Cielito Thea Fernandez
Terrie Guevarra
Boaz Tang
Allan S Daus
Estella Habal, professor emerita San Jose State
Anna Kimura
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Trisha Lagaso Goldberg
Lillian Santos Stables
Gail Gonzalez Coloyan
Harry Embuido
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Nikhil Laud
Gretchen Gallardo
Thear Chum
Kay Dumlao Doherty
Leilani Merriam
Charley Brooks, Mills College at Northeastern University
Carol Umanzor
Oona Fontanella-Nothom, College of Education, California State University - Los Angeles
Elaine V. Bautista
Felipe Ponce Sr.
Nanette Tintiangco
Maritza Arreola
Jersey Rosetes
Hilda Fernandez, Foothill College
Divina Barber Sevilla
Krystel Salandanan, Psy.D.
Mariah Ramirez
Ulysses Acevedo
- Dr. Raúl S. Lomelí
- Roderick Daus-Magbual (Council Member, Daly City)
- Kristen Ferrer
- Lashawn R. Chatmon
- Melvin Alegado
- Jermaine Carr
- Alex Paulos
- Jeanette Gandionco Lazam
- Susan Kohen
- Yolanda Castaneda-Futol
- Krezzia Basilio
- Jada Quidachay
- Brian Charest
- Nicole Bonsol
- Suzanne SooHoo, Chapman Univeristy
- Lauren Higa
- Bernie Gomez, community member
- Jamie Pelusi
- Timothy Bautista
- Haruki Eda, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- OiYan Poon
- Theodore Domingo
- Bradford Ladera
- Cierra Presberry
- Annelle Maranan Garcia
- Emelia Leon
- Rizalene Zabala
- Robie Evangelista
- Julian Merino
- Jathusha Mahenthirarajan
- Ligaya Domingo
- Lindsay Ordesta
- Erin Wood
- Gianna Brassil
- Joel A. Arce, UMass Amherst
- Katy Felsinger
- Shalane Li
- Jana Lynne Umipig, El Puente, Brooklyn, NY
- Oliver Saria
- Eileen Boris, UC Santa barbara
- Nola Macapagal Nakamitsu
- Joe Williams
- David Ko
- Anna Alves
Christy Poisot, FANHS HOUSTON TEXAS
Vanessa Emperador
Maritza Avila
Melanie Fontanilla Ginelsa
- Arturo Villarreal - Evergreen Valley College Faculty
- Angelina Loyola, Evergreen Valley College
Morgan Ashley Chang-Jimenez
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