Category: Partners (page 2)

Tamara Dijos has taught at Fern Elementary for 2 years. She received her Bachelors degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and just finished her MEd in Curriculum Studies from there as well.…

Rudy Acoba teaches 7th & 8th grade social studies at Waipahu Intermediate School. He has over 18 years of teaching experience. He received his Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa. He grew up in a…

Rayna Fujii is a third grade teacher at Fern Elementary School. She received a BA in Pyschology and a MA in Elementary Education. Currently she is also pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa in Curriculum and…

Theresa Navarro is a Pinay arts organizer with an interest in critical education in, through and with communities of difference.  Theresa holds degrees in History and Comparative Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Riverside and has collaborated with various multimedia arts organizations in the…

Felicia M. Flores, is a Ford Foundation Degree Fellow, taking M. Ed in Curriculum Studies at the UH-Mānoa. She is a teacher at the Antique National School, in Antique, Western Visayas, Philippines. She is a founding member of Paranubliun-Antique, a…

Tessaley Antone is graduate of University of Hawai‘i, certified in Elementary Education. This is her 13th year as a teacher and has served all 13 years at Kalihi-Kai Elementary in the Farrington Complex. Since working at Kalihi-Kai she has served…

Theodore S. Gonzalves is an Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He is the author of The Day the Dancers Stayed: Performing in the Filipino/American Diaspora (Temple University Press, 2009) and Stage Presence: Conversations…

Laurie Luczak was born and raised in Hawai‘i on the island of Oahu.  Both parents immigrated to Hawaii in 1959, from the Philippines and provided Laurie with multiple experiences between the Local, Immigrant, and non-Filipino communities.  She earned a Bachelor…

Aurelio S. Agcaoili, PhD., is a faculty member of the Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures Department of the University of Hawai‘i. He also coordinates the University’s Ilokano and Philippine Drama and Film Program. He has been an associate of the Institute…

Dr. Rod Labrador is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His scholarly interests and publications examine race, ethnicity, culture, migration, and diaspora among Filipinos in Hawai‘i and the U.S. From 2000-2008, he served as…