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My parents are both from this province in the Northern Philippines.

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My grandfather immigrated from the U.S. in 1929, recruited to work for the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association.

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When my family moved from Hawaii, they first settled in Salinas, CA. My mom's family was farmworkers and educators in the valley. My dad enlisted in the U.S. military and was stationed overseas or out of state during this time.

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Went to UC Berkeley for undergrad!

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Home - University of California, Berkeley

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UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.

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University of California, Irvine School of Law, East Peltason Drive, Irvine, CA

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Went to graduate school at UC Irvine!

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My dad was finally given a more permanent station at Edwards Air Force Base in San Bernardino County -- so my family relocated to Southern California.

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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Started lecturing in the department of Ethnic Studies at CSUEB in 2021!

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Cal State East Bay Is Rising In the East

Cal State East Bay is committed to promoting civic engagement among students and has signed a Campus Compact Civic Action Statement.

Cal State East Bay is committed to promoting civic engagement among students and has signed a Campus Compact Civic Action Statement.

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where all your possibilities come into view

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clinical rehabilitative services in language

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environmental systems and resource management

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genders and sexualities in communities of color

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history of california and the american west

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human resources and organizational behavior

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management of human resources and change

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multiple subject with bilingual cross-cultural language

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operations and enterprise resource management

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Cal State East Bay is committed to promoting civic engagement among students and has signed a Campus Compact Civic Action Statement. Cal State East Bay is committed to promoting civic engagement among students and has signed a Campus Compact Civic Action Statement.

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Where my family immigrated to from the Philippines and I've spent half of my life.

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Where I currently reside with my partner and 2 kids.

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Where my mom and her family are from. I was able to visit my grandparents' home a couple of years ago. My mom and her siblings still kept it even after they had passed.

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Maternal Ancestry for aa.

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Paternal Ancestry for aa.

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aa's hometown (graduated High School here).

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I am a CSU East Bay alum!

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Dissertating at UC Davis

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Hometown - I was born and raised here. One of the oldest Portuguese colonies in India. This small town became a cultural and political center for the resistance movement during the British rule.

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Moved here to get my undergrad. This city was the colonial capital of British India for 140 years. The political and cultural epicenter of anti-colonial struggle in India.

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Moved here for my first job

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Moved here for work

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Moved here for grad school

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Moved here for work after finishing grad school

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Went to grad school here for phd

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Started working here after my phd

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My favorite place in Korea

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National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

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국립현대미술관 홈페이지

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UCLA was the first institution I attended in the United States.

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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I embarked on my academic career as an Assistant Professor at CSUEB in Fall 2019.

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Cal State East Bay Is Rising In the East

Cal State East Bay is committed to promoting civic engagement among students and has signed a Campus Compact Civic Action Statement.

Cal State East Bay is committed to promoting civic engagement among students and has signed a Campus Compact Civic Action Statement.

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where all your possibilities come into view

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clinical rehabilitative services in language

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environmental systems and resource management

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genders and sexualities in communities of color

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history of california and the american west

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human resources and organizational behavior

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management of human resources and change

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multiple subject with bilingual cross-cultural language

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operations and enterprise resource management

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Cal State East Bay is committed to promoting civic engagement among students and has signed a Campus Compact Civic Action Statement. Cal State East Bay is committed to promoting civic engagement among students and has signed a Campus Compact Civic Action Statement.

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Los Angeles General Medical Center, North State Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Los Angeles General Medical Center, North State Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Los Angeles General Medical Center, North State Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Christian Dokuritsu Gakuen High School, 826 Kanomizu, Oguni, Yamagata, Japan

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Dokuritsu Gakuen High School, 826 Kanomizu, Oguni, Yamagata, Japan

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Dokuritsu Gakuen High School, 826 Kanomizu, Oguni, Yamagata, Japan

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My first real winter 🥶

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Stanford Law School, Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA

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Stanford Law School, Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA

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Stanford Law School, Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA

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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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Operation Crossroads Africa!

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Where my grandfather settled in the US. He was forced to leave China because he was part of the Nationalist army. He worked and saved money to eventually bring my father to the US. Then they worked together and brought the rest of my family over one by one.

This is where I was born and raised.

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Where my mother came from and where most of her family still lives today.

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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

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Moved to CA for my PhD

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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My first job!

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Where I currently live with my partner and two kids

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University of Wisconsin–Madison, Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI

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University of Wisconsin–Madison, Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI

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University of Wisconsin–Madison, Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI

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Where I went to undergrad. Go Badgers!

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Moved here with my partner so he could complete his PhD

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This is where my mom was raised and went to school with her siblings and parents. My mom's side still has family and a home here!

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This is where my dad was raised and went to school with his siblings prior to arriving to the US. We still keep in touch with his old school friends!

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My dad and his family immigrated to the states when he was a teenager. He graduated from Encinal HS and found a predominantly Filipino Christian church community based in Alameda that our family is still a part of.

As a young adult, he eventually met my mom, who had come to the states with her family and had already planted roots in San Lorenzo.

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My kuyas (older cousins) and I at my HS graduation.

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I was born here and went to middle school and high school here (went to Hayward for elementary). I went to CSU East Bay and worked both on & off campus while living here.

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My family moved here when I finished undergrad!

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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My leadership team during my last year working for orientation programs.

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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I got my B.S. in Business Administration here! I also worked on campus and was part of different student organizations for all four years. My connections with staff and faculty at EB showed me how I can use my degree and experiences to support students in higher ed. After graduating, I started working here as an academic advisor for CLASS.

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San José State University, Washington Sq, San Jose, CA

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San José State University, Washington Sq, San Jose, CA

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San José State University, Washington Sq, San Jose, CA

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Working at CSUEB gave me the opportunity to pursue my M.A in Higher Ed Leadership!

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Born to Korean parents who also met here.

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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

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Teachers College, Columbia University, West 120th Street, New York, NY

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PhD in developmental psychology and a certificate in Organizational Dev & Consulting at the WA White Institute (NYC)

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Moved here with parents from London as an infant

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Grew up here from 1st grade through high school

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MBA at Yale School of Management

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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Here's where I work now! Yay!

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Here's where I live now. Yay!

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I moved to Hayward with my family from post undergrad from San Francisco.

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Where my mother and father were from before immigrating to the U.S.

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Where I was born and where my family had a coffee plantation, pre-Communism. My great grandfather was nearly executed during the Communist Revolution, and my grandfather was nearly killed in local conflict. My mother was born in the middle of the Great Famine. All three of my uncles will eventually be sent to reeducation labor camps during this time. There is a small museum about the his cultivation of coffee on the island. I coordinated with the artist who sculpted his bust for display. My grandmother flew back for the ribbon cutting ceremony.

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Where my family first planted roots, after immigrating in the 1980s. My earliest memories are of my entire family living in this home--my grandparents in one bedroom, and each of their children with their families in a single bedroom. My uncles had to build two additional bedrooms to accommodate our family. It was a very full and choatic house, but I have some fond memories of this rare time together. This is where my grandmother's home still is, a place that grounded me through a tumultuous childhood. I will have attended 16 different schools in the San Gabriel Valley area by the time I am in high school.

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San Gabriel High School, South Ramona Street, San Gabriel, CA

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San Gabriel High School, South Ramona Street, San Gabriel, CA

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San Gabriel High School, South Ramona Street, San Gabriel, CA

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I started here and graduated from here - even though I spent one year dealing with illness and navigating inequitable homeschooling systems, and half of my senior year making up the 1.5 years of course work in Independent HS so that I could graduate with my class.

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East Los Angeles College, Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA

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East Los Angeles College, Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA

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East Los Angeles College, Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA

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I was accepted by a few universities, but chose not to attend any of them. Eventually, I ended up discovering my scholarly identity here at ELAC, while I was also simultaneously a young mom. I took every course I could online, so that I could maximize my time with my son.

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I transferred to Cal from ELAC as an English Major. I will graduate with honors in English and a Creative Writing minor, but my experiences in Teach in Prison will change my life and trajectory.

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After graduating from Cal, I returned to LA to spend some time with my grandfather, because I knew I was running out of time. I ended up being an Assistant Manager at a Walgreens for a couple of years, before moving again for the PhD.

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University of California, Shields Avenue, Davis, CA

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University of California, Shields Avenue, Davis, CA

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University of California, Shields Avenue, Davis, CA

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Where I earned my PhD in School Organization & Educational Policy, with a designated emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies. Often working 3 jobs to support my family.

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Where I live with my partner and our three kids. This is where I have set down roots and created a home, after a lifetime of instability.

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Our state capitol and such a hub for so much policy activity! I have had so many meetings here in my different roles as researcher and program evaluator. I have worked in health policy research on the Reentry Health Policy Project, learning so much about the health needs of our community members transitioning out of incarceration. I also evaluated Career Technical Education Programs across California's State Prisons for the 2015 Budget Act.

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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I started teaching in the Department of Educational Leadership, for the EdD for Social Justice Program, after doing a talk as part of their Radical Educator Speaker Series, as well as conducting the program evaluation for the department.

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My Filipino family lived here before immigrating to the states. They also had homes in Manila and Samar. My parent recently returned home after 43 years away.

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My biological donor is from here. My parents (two females) specifically chose a Filipino donor so I could share ancestral ties to my non-biological parent & family.

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This is where my Filipino family immigrated to and settled down in. They first lived with an aunt (my great-aunt) who immigrated first. All 9 of them (7 siblings, 2 parents) crammed into a small SF basement until they could afford a home. My grandparents and the two eldest children (my aunt and uncle) worked to provide for the entire family. My grandparents still own the first home they bought. Most siblings (including my parent) live somewhere in the Bay Area, while others have moved to Elk Grove.

My mom and parent also met here when they both worked at AAA.

Myself and most of my cousins were born here.

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While I was born in SF, I was mostly raised out in Tracy. My mom and parent separated when I was younger, my mom remarried, and we were brought out here.

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CSU Monterey Bay, Campus Center, Seaside, CA

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CSU Monterey Bay, Campus Center, Seaside, CA

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CSU Monterey Bay, Campus Center, Seaside, CA

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My first big move away from home (Tracy)! I spent my first two years of college at CSUMB, first starting as a computer science major, then a psychology major.

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Stanislaus State, University Circle, Turlock, CA

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Stanislaus State, University Circle, Turlock, CA

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Stanislaus State, University Circle, Turlock, CA

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I transferred to Stan State when my mom got sick and I had to go home to take care of her. I finished my B.A. in Psychology here.

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University of California, Santa Cruz, High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

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University of California, Santa Cruz, High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

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University of California, Santa Cruz, High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

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After finishing my bachelors, I sought to get my Ph.D. in cognitive psychology. My then-boyfriend (now husband) and I moved out here together. Then covid hit! I left the Ph.D. program, but worked in the Santa Cruz area a couple more years before making the leap to CSUEB!

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My husband and I moved here in 2023, when I started my career at East Bay and he at AC Transit. Part of this move was 1) the availability of an entry-level position at a university and 2) the proximity to my Filipino family in the Bay Area. We get to see them almost every week now and never miss a gathering or holiday <3

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Part of my mom's ancestry. My grandma's mom immigrated from here.

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Where my mom grew up with her dad and two older brothers.

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This building was where I spent most of my time during the first year in the state.

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This city is where I spent the longest time in the U.S. (in 2026-2027, Bay Area will take over this place)

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My first job in the US was here. A beautiful city!

The image from https://www.sbhotels.com/interactive-map

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My Origins -

I was born and raised in Korea. (Yes, I am an East Asian).

The image from https://discover.silversea.com/destinations/the-first-timers-guide-to-south-koreas-seoul/

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My current Location: Where I work!

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I moved here for a year for my first job after college. I worked for an NGO focused on HIV/AIDS testing and prevention.

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My maternal grandparents and mother are all from Chengdu, Sichuan

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Family lived in Tokyo when my brother and I were young

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My mother and maternal grandparents fled to Taipei in 1949 after the Chinese Civil War

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Went to University of Michigan for PhD!

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Went to high school and college in Corvallis, Oregon, Home of Oregon State University

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My Ph.D. dissertation on biodiversity conservation was based in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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San Francisco County, San Francisco, CA, USA

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San Francisco County, San Francisco, CA, USA

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San Francisco County, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Earned my M.S. at SFSU. Go Cal State Unis!

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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California State University, East Bay, Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA

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Started as a faculty member in Biology in 2021

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Currently live in Oakland