Tag: alumni

  • CCAAS 10 Year Anniversary Celebration

    CCAAS 10 Year Anniversary Celebration

    On Monday, February 26, 2024 Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Desi American (APIMEDA) Programs and Services and the Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance (APSA) hosted the Coalition for Critical Asian American Studies (CCAAS) 10 Year Anniversary Celebration to honor and celebrate the alumni who helped draft the Open Letter of 2014 written to address and…

  • Anthony Jongco Oral History

    Anthony Jongco Oral History

    Anthony Erum Jongco is a born and raised San Diegan, originally from Chula Vista. In this oral history, they discuss their undergraduate experience at UCSD as well as the campus climate at the time, focusing on their involvement with the CCAAS Open Letter 2014. This interview covers topics such as identity, experiences of a queer…

  • Moe Abugan Oral History

    Moe Abugan Oral History

    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.

  • Brian Crie Oral History

    Brian Crie Oral History

    Brian Crie is an multiethnic, UCSD alumni who was deeply involved in community engagement and continues to do as in his role as the APIMEDA Operations Coordinator. This interview covers topics such as mixed identity, what it means to be a mixed person in the Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance, and to be in coalition…

  • Samoa Koria Oral History

    Samoa Koria Oral History

    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…

  • Matt Vu Oral History

    Matt Vu Oral History

    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…

  • Michael Tea Oral History

    Michael Tea Oral History

    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. 

  • Vibol Hou Oral History

    Vibol Hou Oral History

    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.

  • Jonathan Burgos Oral History

    Jonathan Burgos Oral History

    Jonathan Burgos studied from 1993 to 1998 at UC San Diego, majoring in Sociology. During his time at UCSD, he was a student leader in Asian and Pacific Islander Student Alliance (APSA) and member of Kaibigang Pilipin@. This interview covers topics including his transformative experiences being involved in APSA, Ethnic Studies, and community activism during…