Jeffrey Moniz, PhD, is a former schoolteacher who is now an associate professor of education at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He currently serves as Director of the Institute for Teacher Education, Secondary Program. Jeff earned a BA in history and an MAT from Beloit College. He also earned MA and PhD degrees in education from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He teaches and writes about matters of race, ethnicity and culture and espouses a pedagogy grounded in multiplicity. Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, he savors life on his home island with his wife and two sons.
We must stand in unity to uplift and move forward the educational achievement of our Filipino American students.