I identify as a first-generation college student, cisgender male, Indigenous/Native Pacific Islander, and diasporic Chamoru, ancestrally rooted to the Island of Guam/Guahan; born in (Westside) Long Beach, California, and raised in Southern California in a working-class family. Both of my parents are Chamorro from Guam. Traveling to and from Guam most of my life and living […]
The great James Baldwin once stated: “The poets (by which I mean all artists) are finally the only people who know the truth about us.” With that being said, I am indeed a poet. However, I do not claim to know the truth more than any, especially considering the years of truth we lost as […]
Foundational values are instilled in the formative years of one’s growth. For me, this began at home, growing up in a family where my parents insisted upon equal and fair treatment of everyone. Growing up in a secular India, I celebrated every religious occasion with friends from different religions. But, we also suffered from the […]
In 1992, while I was a Cal State Fullerton student studying abroad in Germany, Black motorist Rodney King was beaten by police officers. Those officers were subsequently acquitted, and civil unrest broke out in Los Angeles. In our shared kitchen, my European floormates asked me to explain why. It was the first time I recall […]
Growing up in Taiwan, a monoracial society, sexism was the first type of oppression I experienced. I am forever grateful and appreciative of my parents having “the talk” with me very early on about people who think less of women and girls. The clear message that “they” are the ones who are wrong has been […]
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Communications ceremonies on Thursday honored the Class of 2022 for the challenges students experienced during the pandemic and all they have accomplished in spite of them. College of Humanities and Social Sciences The third ceremony of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences focused on […]
Graduates on Wednesday heard from regional and national business and public policy leaders during Cal State Fullerton’s 2022 Commencement ceremonies.
Cal State Fullerton’s 2022 Commencement continued Tuesday with ceremonies for the colleges of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Health and Human Development, and the Arts.
Two ceremonies for education, engineering and computer science graduates kicked off Cal State Fullerton’s 2022 commencement week.
Cal State Fullerton’s video series “The Talk: A Journey Toward Anti-Racism” is expanding further with the launch of its next chapter.
