Moe Abugan is a UCSD alumni who studied during the early 2010s. Their work within the CCC, KP, SAAC, SPACES, Kamalayan Kollective, and OASIS along with their personal experiences during their undergrad years shapes their motivations within activism to this day. Read More →
Taituuga Samoa Anesi Koria studied at UC San Diego from 1978 to 1988. He was an student leader from Third College involved in Asian and Pacific Islander Student Alliance (APSA) and the Asian American Studies Committee (AASC). During and after UCSD, he is strongly committed to education and community service, especially to educate and celebrate Pacific Islander culture and identity.Read More →
Chris Datiles was an undergraduate student studying Ethnic Studies from 2006 to 2011. During his time as an undergrad, Chris was involved with OASIS Summer Bridge, Kaibigang Pilipino, KP STAR, the Cross Cultural Center, the LGBT Resource Center, and the Kamalayan Kollective. His work was centered in creating space for minoritized students to learn and heal in community. Chris sees his time organizing as a student as part of the foundation that influences his practice as a psychotherapist that focuses on grief, loss, and change.Read More →
Dr. Wayne Yang is a Professor of Ethnic Studies and the Provost of Muir College at UC San Diego. In this interview, Yang discusses the activism of students of color during the 2010s, the experiences of faculty involved in and/or connected to student efforts and demands, and the politics of power and relationships within the university (in the institutional sense).Read More →
Dr. Corinne Kodama is a former Research Specialist for the Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) project and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Previously, she worked at UC San Diego’s Student Affirmative Action and Human Relations program and Muir College. Read More →
Alex Tom studied from 1994 to 1999 at UC San Diego, studying both Political Science and Ethnic Studies. He was also an active student leader involved in Asian and Pacific Islander Student Alliance (APSA), OASIS, Summer Bridge, Associated Students, and more. In his interview, he shares his experiences with being a student-leader and the student-activist community at UCSD during his college years, and he reflects on how these experiences have shaped the person he is today and the work he is committed to.Read More →
Joseph Allen Ruanto-Ramirez (he/they) was the former Access Programs Advisor for UC San Diego’s Student Promoted Access Center for Education and Service (SPACES), who held that position at the time of this interview. This interview covers topics including the Coalition for Critical Asian American Studies (CCAAS), Critical Asian American Studies, student advocacy for Asian American Studies at UCSD, staff and community center support for student activists, and the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Studies minor. Read More →
Matthew (Matt) Vu studied from 2007 to 2012 at UC San Diego, majoring in General Biology and Ethnic Studies. He was also actively involved in Summer Bridge, the Cross Cultural Center, Student Affirmative Action Committee, Kalbigang Pilipino, Asian and Pacific Islander Student Alliance (APSA), and the Coalition for Critical Asian American Studies (CCAAS). This interview also covers topics regarding the 2010 Compton Cookout incident, student activism at and beyond UCSD, and the advocacy efforts for and excitement surrounding the establishment of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Program at UCSD in 2020.Read More →
Michael Tea is the co-founder of the Cambodian Student Association (CSA). He studied at UCSD from 2000 to 2007 as an undergraduate majoring in Ethnic Studies. This interview covers the topics of Michael Tea’s experiences and motives in founding CSA and the challenges he encountered. Read More →
Vibol Hou is a co-founder of the Cambodian Student Association (CSA) at UCSD. He studied at UCSD from 1998 to 2005 as an undergraduate majoring in Cognitive Science. In this interview, he reflects on his journey as a student leader of an organization dedicated to celebrating Khmer heritage and building community.Read More →
GROW is a collaboration of students, faculty, staff, and librarians at UC San Diego working to document the untold stories - going back to the 1980s and prior - behind the creation of the new Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Studies Program at UC San Diego, just one part of a broader demand for social transformation in the university and beyond.
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