Dr. Pia Arboleda is assistant professor of Filipino and Philippine Literature at the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures where she teaches Translation Theory and Practice, Philippine History and Culture, and Philippine Folklore. She received her doctorate degree in Language…
Jan Ishikawa
Jan Ishikawa is currently serving as the Design Coach for the school reform America’s Choice at King David Kalakaua Middle School. She graduated from the University of Hawaii and is in her 19th year of teaching in the DOE with…
Patricia Espiritu Halagao
Dr. Patricia Espiritu Halagao is Professor and Chair of the Department of Curriculum Studies in the College of Education at the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa. Her scholarly interests and publications include culturally responsive curriculum, decolonizing pedagogy and examining the educational…
Rebecca Hirakami
Rebecca Hirakami has taught at Kalihi Kai Elementary for 13 years. She enjoys working with the families in the community. She received BAs in French and English, a Professional Diploma in Elementary Education, and a Masters in Educational Psychology. She…
Ojay Tambio
Ojay Tambio is a second generation Filipino American born and raised in Mililani, HI. He received his BA in Art History from the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa and is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Curriculum Studies. He has been…
Jeffrey Moniz
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…
Sheri Livingston
Sheri Livingston has been an educator with the Hawai‘i Department of Education for the last 11 years. She graduated from the University of Hawai‘i with a degree in Secondary Education and is certified in English. She taught English for Second…
Wayland Quintero
Wayland Quintero is a multidisciplinary performer, actor/director, storyteller. He is a co-founder of the Mahalohalo Kolintang Ensemble whose members research, perform, and teach native percussion music & dances of Southern Philippines. Having lived in New York City for 18 years,…
Doris Christopher
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…
Julius Soria
Julius Soria immigrated to Hawai‘i from the Philippines in 1988. He is a full time instructor of Ilokano with the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He holds a masters degree in English…