Doris Christopher received her doctorate from the University of Minnesota in Education – Second Languages and Cultures. She has studied Latin, Spanish, and Hindustani including a one year language scholarship to New Delhi. She also taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Dominican Republic, as well as in public schools in the United States. She currently works in the College of Education at the University of Hawai‘i – Mānoa preparing preservice teachers for both foreign languages and English as a Second Language, and teaches graduate students in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
We must stand in unity to uplift and move forward the educational achievement of our Filipino American students.