Tag: community activism
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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…
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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…
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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…
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K. Wayne Yang Oral History
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…
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Dr. Corinne Kodama Oral History
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.
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Joseph Allen Ruanto-Ramirez Oral History
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…
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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…