Professional Background

Education
Master of Arts, English: Concentration in Composition
August 2003, San Francisco State University
Thesis: "'Bridging the Gaps’: The Culture of Mentoring and the ‘At-Risk’ Basic Writing Student”


Certificate for the Teaching of Post-Secondary Reading
March 2002, San Francisco State University

Master of Arts, English: Concentration in Literature
May 2000, San Francisco State University
Thesis: “Breaking Silence and Making Waves: The Asian American Writer in America”


Bachelor of Arts, English
May 1995, San Diego State University
Thesis: “The ‘Dual Heritage’: Questioning Ethnic Ambiguity in the Texts of Asian America”

 

Professional Organizations
Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS)
Filipino American Educators Association of California (FAEAC)
Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)
The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS)
Modern Language Association (MLA)
National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)
English Council of California Two-Year Colleges (ECCTYC)

 

 

Publications/Presentations

Consultant & Presenter,
2003 NCTE Annual Convention Workshops • “Celebrating the Voices in Asian American Literature: Worlds beyond The Joy Luck Club” • November 24, 2003

Presenter,
37th Annual California Reading Association Conference • “Constructivist Reading Groups” • November 8, 2003

Participant,
Filipino American Educators Association of California 15th Annual Statewide Educators Conference, “Ensuring Quality in Education” • October 24-25, 2003

Participant,
English Council of California Two-Year Colleges 2003 Conference, “Crafting Literacies,” • October 16-18, 2003

Participant,
Secondary Reading Institute sponsored by CAPI/CPDI and the California Reading & Literature Project • June through September 2002

Web Site Designer, “English 708: A Retrospect in HTML,” used by the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching for “Integrating Technology Into Teaching: Summer Camp 2002” • San Francisco State University • May 14, 2002

Organizer & Co-Facilitator,
3rd Annual CRAFT Pedagogy in Practice Conference • San Francisco State University • May 4, 2002

Co-Facilitator,
CRAFT New Graduate Teaching Associates Workshop • Presenter, “How to Stamp Out Plagiarism” • San Francisco State University • July 28, 2001

Participant,
“‘Generation 1.5’ Second Language Writers: A Workshop for ESL and Composition Teachers” Workshop • San Francisco State University • December 6, 2000

Presenter,
16th Annual Association for Asian American Studies Conference • “Being Asian American: Diasporic Identities through Artistic Expression”
Philadelphia, PA • April 1, 1999


Presenter,
First Berkeley Filipino Studies Symposium • “Harmony at Last: The Filipina American Experience through Poetry”
University of California, Berkeley • May 31, 1995



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