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Highlights

Featured Perfomances

  • KPCC in Person’s Unheard LA, Season 1: Live in Whittier and Live in Hollywood
  • 41st Anniversary United in Action Gala by Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
  • Asian Americans in Higher Education Conference Radical Hope: Leading with Love, Courage, and Action at The Westin Long Beach
  • Johns Hopkins University Office of Multicultural Affairs Presents Heritage 365 Cultural Experience: APIDA Heritage Celebration
  • Southeast Asian Students for Organizing at UCLA 1st Annual Conference: Rising as One

Keynotes

  • SoCal Pilipinx-American Student Alliance 10th Annual Summit at CSUF
  • AANAPISI Programs APIA Welcome Day at Mission College
  • Kapatirang Pilipino FIERCE Conference for High School Youth at UC Santa Barbara

Each year contains an exhaustive list of all appearances, including performances, keynotes, workshops, interviews, and more. Current residency at Sunday Jump in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles. 

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021
  • Workshop: Students of Color Conference / Feb 1 / Soka University, Aliso Viejo, CA
  • Performance: Southeast Asian Students for Organizing / Feb 21 / UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
  • Workshop: SCPASA Summit / Feb 22 / Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
  • Performance: Sunday Jump 8th Season Opener / Mar 1 / Pilipino Workers Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Panel: SIPA Presents Wellness Wednesdays / May 6, 13, 20, 27 / Facebook Live & Zoom
  • Performance: API Virtual Writing Workshop by Einar Escoto / May 7 / 3:30 pm / Zoom
  • Performance: 22nd Annual Scholarship Reception / May 13 / 6 pm / USC API Social Work Caucus / YouTube
  • Performance: common ground Open Mic / Jun 18 / 6:30-8:30 pm / Zoom
  • Panel: KPCC's Unheard LA - A Deeper Listen Part 2 / Jul 23 / 6 pm / Facebook Live & YouTube
  • Interview: 27th Pistahan Virtual Parade and Festival / Aug 9 / 12:30-2:20pm / San Francisco, CA / Facebook Live & YouTube
  • Performance: Palms Up Academy Drive-In / Aug 23 / 6-8 pm / Arcadia, CA
  • Workshop: Creative Writing Class / Sept 20 / 11:30 pm / De La Salle University Manila / Zoom
  • Performance: CHIRLA Virtual Gala / Sept 30 / 6pm / Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of LA (CHIRLA) 
  • Panel: Ford State of LA! This is Not Just the Asian Night / Nov 10 / 6:30pm / The Ford Theater
  • Performance: UCI Filipino American Alumni Association / Oct 16 / 11am / UC Irvine
  • Performance: Glendale Community College’s FAHM Virtual Celebration / Oct 21 / 12:30pm / Glendale Community College
  • Performance: Cal State LA’s Larry Itliong Day Virtual Festival / Oct 22 / 6-8pm / Cal State LA
  • Spotlight: 10th Anniversary of common ground / Oct 23 / 6:30 – 8:30pm / common ground
  • Performance: 27th Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture / Oct 23-25 / 7-10pm / FilAm Arts
  • Panel: ART4FSN: What Can Us Artists Do? / Oct 27 / 5pm / Visual Communications
  • Performance: Sunday Jump 8th Season Closer / Nov 1 / 5-7 pm / Pilipino Workers Center, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles / Zoom Webinar & Facebook Live
2020
  • Workshop: Practical De-Escalation Tactics at SCPASA Summit / Feb 24 / 9am-6pm / UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • Performance: Sunday Jump / Mar 3 / Pilipino Workers Center, Historic Filipinotown, CA
  • Workshop: Learn How to Write Steady with USC Troy Philippines / Mar 7 / USC, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: The Showcase / Mar 8 / Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
  • Performance: Tuesday Night Cafe / Apr 2 / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Spring Fiesta/ Apr 3 / Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
  • Recorded Performance: Pilipinx Culture Night/ Apr 20 / Haugh Performing Arts Center, Glendora, CA
  • Performance: Grand Park’s: Our LA Voices / Apr 27-28 / Grand Park, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Light the Mic / May 3 / Fullerton Museum Center, Fullerton, CA
  • Keynote: Pilipino Graduation / May 9 / USC Troy Philippines, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Jazz-Jazz / May 17 / Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA
  • Keynote: FIERCE Conference / May 19 / UCSB Kapatirang Pilipino, Santa Barbara, CA
  • Panel: Counter-Culture with AAAJ / May 21 / Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Hip Hop Showcase / May 23 / UCI Kababayan, Irvine, CA
  • Performance: Pilipino Culture Night / May 25 / Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
  • Performance: Tuesday Night Cafe / July 16 / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: At First Site with Visual Communications / August 16 / Tateuchi Democracy Forum, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Unheard LA x Sunday Jump Showcase / August 25 / Crawford Family Forum, Pasadena, CA
  • Performance / Interview: The Chicharron Chronicles / September 20 / Tribal Cafe, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Fictitious Fridays / October 11 / Native Fields, Walnut, CA
  • Performance: 6th Annual Katipuna Poetry Slam / October 12 / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Recess Open Mic / October 23 / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Larry Itliong Day Celebration / October 24 / Cal State LA, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Pinoy Piesta / October 26 / Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA
  • Performance: Larry Itliong Day / October 26 / Unidad Park, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Feedback Sunday / October 27 / Unitarian Church, Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Workshop: Heart to Heart – Justice for Filipino American Veterans / October 30 / Cal Poly Pomona Barkada, CPP, CA
  • Performance: Kookie’s Backroom Poetry Showcase / November 21 / Legacy Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: Los Angeles Poet Society 10 Year Party / November 25 / East Los Angeles Library, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: KmB’s 20th Solidarity Night / November 30 / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Performance: SoapBox Poets Open Mic / December 8 / Beyond Baroque, Venice Beach, CA
2019
  • Promise Zone Arts Live / January 13 / 12-4pm / Shatto Recreation Center, Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA
  • ConneXtions / January 20 / 10am-6pm / UC Riverside, Riverside, CA
  • Spoken Word Workshop Series / January 31 / 3:15-5:15pm / Hollywood High School, Hollywood, CA
  • RightLeft Radio on KCHUNG Radio / February 4 / 12-1pm / Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Katipunan Experience: Ignite / February 11 / 3-4pm / UC Riverside, Riverside, CA
  • Cafe Night: Love / February 21 / 5-7:30pm / John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Cal State Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • A Mic & Dim Lights / March 1 / 9-11pm / dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe 20th Season Opener / April 3 / 7:30-9:30pm / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Students of Color and Allies Policy Forum / April 7 / 10am-5:30pm / California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
  • A Country Called Syria Presents Open Mic Night / April 15 / 6:00-9:00pm / Olive Tree Restaurant, Anaheim, CA
  • Cal Poly Pomona’s The Showcase and Food Fair / April 27 / 7:00-7:30pm / Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
  • Identity, My-dentity Free Family Day / May 12 / 12:30-1:30pm / Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
  • PASK’s Art is a Political Weapon / May 14 / 8:30-10:30pm / Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
  • Kapatirang Pilipino: FIERCE Conference / May 20 / 2:35-3:20pm / UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
  • Gunita Collective’s Rooted Intersections / June 22 / 6:00-9:30pm / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe / July 17 / 7:30-10:00pm / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Sunday Jump Double Trouble Open Mic / Sept 2 / 5:00-7:00pm / Pilipino Workers Center, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Disco Inferno: Night of Songs and Raps / Oct 5 / 6:00-9:00pm / Filipino Cultural Center, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • 33rd Annual Friendship Games / Oct 20 / 1:00-2:00 pm / CSUF, Fullerton, CA
  • 2nd Annual Larry Itliong Day Festival / Oct 24 / 5:00-9:00pm / CSULA, Los Angeles, CA
  • Guest Lecture: Filipino American Experience / Nov 14 / 12:30-1:45pm / CSUN, Northridge, CA
  • Larry Itliong Day Los Angeles Celebration / Nov 17 / 11:00am-4:00pm / Unidad Park, Los Angeles, CA
2018
  • Speak It Easy Open Mic / January 11 / Long Beach, CA
  • Feedback Sundays / January 29, 3-5pm / ANSWER Coalition, Los Angeles, CA
  • SCPASA 10th Annual Summit Conference / February 5, 11am / CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
  • Page to Stage Workshop / March 9, 1-3pm / Downtown Magnets High School, Los Angeles, CA
  • Take the Mic / March 21, 6-8pm / CSU Dominguez Hills, Dominguez Hills, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe: 19th Season Opener / April 4, 7:30-10pm / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Kababayan Konference: Pilipinx Studies / April 14, 7-9pm / UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • API Creative Studies Workshop / April 21, 2-4:45pm / CSU Northridge, Northridge, CA
  • KPCC in Person's Unheard LA – Live in Whittier / April 23, 2:30-6pm / Ruth B. Shannon for the Performing Arts Center, Whittier, CA
  • KPCC 89.3 FM / April 26, 9:30am / Pasadena, CA
  • Sari Sari Talent Show Fundraiser / April 30, 11:30am-3pm / Josephine’s Cerritos
  • Kalahi: Farmworker Movement’s Filipino Roots Workshop / May 5, 3:15-4:15pm / CSU Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • Pagsikapan: Black/Filipino Solidarity Workshop / May 9, 3-4pm / CSU Dominguez Hills, Dominguez Hills, CA
  • Unheard LA – Live in Hollywood / May 13 / 5:30-7pm / The Nine O’Clock Players – Theater for Children, Hollywood, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe: The Food Ghost Show / May 16 / 7:30-10pm / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Verses Social Pop-Up / May 19 / 9 pm / Downtown Los Angeles, CA
  • Kapatirang Pilipino: FIERCE Conference / May 21 / 2:15-2:55pm / UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
  • PASK: Art as a Political Weapon Workshop / May 24 / 8pm / Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
  • Alternative Facts / June 3 / 6pm / CIELO Galleries Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe: The Fam Show / June 20 / 7:30-10pm / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • One Mic Collective / June 24 / 6-8:30pm / Corazon Contento Fitness, Baldwin Park, CA
  • KPCC Leadership Circle Brunch / June 25 / 11-2pm / Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Reseda Blvd Summer Series / July 8 / 6-10pm / Northridge, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe / August 15 / 7:30-10pm / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Feedback Sunday / September 24 / 5pm / ANSWER, Los Angeles, CA
  • For the Love of Justice / October 12 / 7-10pm / Mercado La Paloma
  • FPAC / October 14 / 10am-8pm / Echo Park Lake, Los Angeles, CA
  • LA Taco: Young Poet Spotlight on Eddy M. Gana Jr. / October 18
  • Larry Itliong Day Festival / October 25 / 5-7pm / CSULA, Los Angeles, CA
  • SPAHM Showcase / October 26 / 7pm / CSUN Grand Salon, Northridge, CA
  • Unite the Mic / October 27 / 7-9pm / USC, Los Angeles, CA
  • Larry Itliong Day Celebration / October 28 / 10:00am / Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Friendship Games / October 28 / 1:00pm / CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
  • This Filipino American Life Podcast Interview on JFAV / November 7 
  • PWC 20th Anniversary / November 8 / 5:30-9pm / Pico House, Los Angeles, CA
  • UVSA Summit / December 2 / 10am-6pm / CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
  • KAIbigan: A Tribute to AC Lorenzo + KAI / December 9 / 4:30-10pm / James Logan High School, Union City, CA
  • Winter Solstice Concert and Fundraiser / December 23 / 6-10pm / Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice, Los Angeles, CA
2017
  • One Mic Collective / January 30, 6-9pm / The Taco Shop, Baldwin Park, CA
  • Village Poets / February 28, 4:30-6:30pm / Bolton Hall Museum, Tujunga, CA
  • Busboys and Poets Open Mic/ March 1, 9pm / Washington, DC 
  • Welcome to the Party: Asian American Open Mics in Southern California as Sites of Resistance / AWP Conference / March 31, 9-10:15am / Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • 18th Annual Scholarship Reception / USC API Social Work Caucus Benefit Dinner / March 31, 6pm / USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • KPFK 90.7 FM / April 12, 1-2am / Studio City, CA
  • English 100 Guest Lecture / April 26, 11:10am-12:25pm / Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
  • Poetry as Practice: Spoken Word & Spine Poems / April 26, 2-3pm / Skyline College Library, San Bruno, CA
  • Roosevelt HS Open Mic / April 29, 6:30-8pm / Primera Taza, Boyle Heights, CA
  • Sari-Sari: A Night of Talents with Filipino Cultural School / April 30, 4-7 pm / Josephine’s Cerritos, Cerritos, CA
  • KillRadio.org / May 3, 10pm-12am / Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Magic Garage 10th Anniversary / May 21, 9pm-2am / The Airliner, Los Angeles, CA
  • La Palabra Poetry / May 22, 2-4pm / Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, Highland Park, CA
  • SIPA Dance LA / May 27, 4-6pm / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • DELTA Summer Intensive / July 11, 2:30-4:25pm / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • SIPA Open Mic Night / July 16, 5-9pm / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • One Mic Collective’s 1st Anniversary / July 30, 5-10pm / Rosemead, CA
  • Erin and Mike Manalo-Pedro's Wedding / August 7,  4-10pm / Casino San Clemente, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe: Three Spaces Show / September 20, 7:30-10pm / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture / October 8, 5:50pm / Echo Park Lake, Los Angeles, CA
  • Historic Filipinotown Larry Itliong Day Celebration / October 22 / Union Street in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • microchips for millions: Los Angeles Book Launch / December 3, 7:00-9:30pm / Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
  • Poetry is Not a Luxury Workshop / November 30, 7-9:30pm / The Hive at the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA
2016
  • Read Aloud / January 31 / Echo Park Library, Los Angeles, CA
  • UR Winter Showcase / Uncultivated Rabbits / February 20 / UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • 29th People Power Anniversary / Filipino American Community of LA / February 25 / FACLA Social Hall, Los Angeles, CA
  • API Heritage Month Showcase / Asian Pacific Student Association / May 19 / UC Irvine
  • KabaKon / Kababayan at UCI / May 2, 2015 / UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe: Family Show / June 16 / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • 626 Night Market / August 8, 6:30pm / Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA
  • Common Ground 5th Anniversary / August 8, 7-9pm / Brickhouse Public, Garden Grove, CA
  • Making an iMPACt / August 15, 4pm / Montebello Performing Arts Center, Montebello, CA
  • Art, Music, Coffee & Conversation / August 15, 6-9pm / Primera Taza, Boyle Heights, CA
  • Buwan Ng Wika / August 19, 7pm / Philippine Consulate of LA, Los Angeles, CA
  • Poetrypalooza Grand Finale / August 30 / Cielo Gallery Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Legacy of Delano: 50th Anniversary Commemoration / October 1 / ANSWER Office, First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • Word on Wednesday / UCLA Samahang Pilipino / Wednesday, October 14th, 7-9 PM / Kerckhoff Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • Historic Filipinotown Tour / KmB, Pro-People Youth, CSULB PAC, UCLA Samahang Pilipino / Saturday, October 17th, 9-10am / Unidad Park, Los Angeles, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe: Season Finale / with The Black Noise and Kollective Binhi / Tuesday, October 20th, 7:30-10pm / Aratani Courtyard, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Beyond Our Outward Guise / Thursday, October 22nd, 6:30-8pm / Pasadena Playhouse / RSVP: pasadenaplayhouse.org/filam / Pasadena, CA
  • City of Carson Celebrates FilAm History Month & Larry Itliong Day / Saturday, October 24th, 11-12PM / Jose Rizal Monument, Carson, CA
  • Larry Itliong Day Parade & Festival and LA Filipino Mural @20 Celebration / Saturday October 24th, 1-2PM / Unidad Park, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Story and Legacy of the Delano Manongs: A Community Celebration / October 25th, 12:30-4pm / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
  • Play the LA River / November 13, 6-9pm / Old Timers Foundation, Huntington Park, CA
  • Street Sixteen: 16th Annual Solidarity Night / KmB Pro-People Youth / December 5, 6-9pm / SIPA, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA
2015
  • Halo Halo with Kat Iniba / September 23, 4:30pm / KSCI TV LA-18
  • Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture / FilAm ARTS / October 4-5 / Grand Park, Los Angeles, CA
  • Think Outside the Cage / Youth Justice Coalition / October 6, 7pm / Boys & Girls Club, Long Beach, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe / October 7, 7:30-10pm / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Indigenous People’s Day: E4rth is My Flesh Art Show / Seeds of Resistance / October 12 / El Centro Cultural de Mexico, Santa Ana, CA
  • Halo Halo with Kat Iniba / October 21, 4:30pm / KSCI TV LA-18
  • Poetry Reading & Open Mic for Domestic Violence / October 24, 7pm / The Lab at USC, Los Angeles, CA
  • Larry Itliong Day Celebration / October 25, 11am / Civic Center, Carson, CA
  • 15 Years of Solidarity Night / KmB Pro-People Youth / November 29 / New People’s Market, Long Beach, CA
  • AF3IRM + KmB x Sessions Open Mic Night / December 5 / Veterans Park, Carson, CA
  • Speak It Easy Open Mic / December 10 / Callaloo Caribbean Kitchen, Long Beach, CA
2014
  • 3rd Annual Peace Week: Arts of Peace & Justice / January 27 / Student Center Terrace, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • War No More / February 9 / ANSWER Office, Los Angeles, CA
  • International Women’s Day / AF3IRM / March 8 / The Park’s Finest, Echo Park, CA
  • The 7th Annual Mr. Hyphen / April 27 / Brava Theater, San Francisco, CA
  • PELA’s Place and Identity Spoken Word & Poetry Night / April 27 / The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA
  • Express URself / Uncultivated Rabbits / May 18 / Crystal Cove Auditorium at UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • Tuesday Night Cafe: Space Show / May 21 / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
  • Proyecto Algarabia’s Art Benefit Show / May 25 / Chuco’s Justice Center, Inglewood, CA
  • Upward Bound: Leadership Workshop / July 27 / Chapman University, Orange, CA
  • Common Ground: Capabilities / August 2 / VAALA, Santa Ana, CA
  • Poetrypalooza Grand Finale / August 25 / Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA
  • Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture / September 7 / Fermin Park, San Pedro, CA
  • La Puente Art Walk / September 22 / La Puente, CA
  • Wild Tongues / with Seeds of Resistance / October 12 / El Centro Cultural de Mexico, Santa Ana, CA
  • Advancing Justice Conference / November 14 / Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Los Angeles, CA
2013
  • APAAC: RECLAIM THE BEAT | Art Activism in Concert / January 28 / UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • Love for the People / February 2 / Los Angeles, CA 
  • Common Ground & Tuesday Night Project: "Merging Mics" / March 1 / Santa Ana, CA 
  • Don't Censor My SP!T / March 6 / Los Angeles, CA 
  • Kappa Psi Epsilon's Roots II Reality / March 15 / Long Beach, CA 
  • Full Moon Open Mic / April 6 / Santa Ana, CA 
  • Between the Bars Open Mic / April 11 / Pomona, CA 
  • Tuesday Night Cafe Open Mic/ April 17 / Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
  • Pass the Mic: Reclaim Your Roots / April 27 / UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 
  • API History Month Celebration / May 20 / The Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA 
  • Youth in Resistance Conference / June 2 / Santa Ana, CA 
  • Upward Bound / July 25 / Chapman University, Chapman, CA 
  • Culture of Resistance Workshops / August 13 / Santa Ana, CA 
  • The Definitive Soapbox / August 24 / Long Beach, CA 
  • Poetrypalooza / August 26 / Downtown Los Angeles, CA 
  • 21st Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture / September 9 / San Pedro, CA
2012
  • Beyond the Boots Show / February 25 / Fullerton, CA 
  • SP!T II by Urban Theatre Movement / March 26 / Long Beach, CA 
  • SP!T II by Urban Theatre Movement / April 2 / Long Beach, CA 
  • Rufio Ink Launch Party / April 9 / Los Alamitos, CA 
  • Anaheim Art Crawl Experience / May 14 / Anaheim, CA 
  • Rooted Minds Presents: “The Healer: In Recognition of True Expression” / May 28 / Venice, CA 
  • Active Minds: Love My Life / June 1 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • End of the Year Banquet by Center for Service in Action / June 1 / UC Irvine, CA
  • Common Ground June Show / June 2 / Santa Ana, CA 
  • Tuesday Night Cafe / June 7 / Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 
  • Speak Easy / June 27 / Downtown Los Angeles, CA 
  • SP!T III / June 30 / Los Angeles, CA 
  • ITZ HAPPENIN’ / July 2 / Santa Ana, CA 
  • APIA Spoken Word & Poetry Summit / August 4-7 / Minneapolis, MN 
  • Natural High / July 19 / Culver City, CA 
  • David A. Romero Presents Red Night / August 14 / Pomona, CA 
  • GI Joe Search & Rescue Benefit Concert / August 20 / Fountain Valley, CA
  • Poetrypalooza 2011 / August 27 / Downtown Los Angeles, CA 
  • Natural High Presents: The O. Smith B-Day Bash 2011 Super Show 3 / August 30 / Culver City, CA 
  • Anti-Pop “In the Name of Art” / September 7 / Los Angeles CA 
  • ¡DUENDE!: This is for Our Youth / September 30 / Long Beach, CA 
  • Natural High 11/1/11 Love - A Night of Unity / November 1 / Culver City, CA 
  • The Gypsy Den Presents Lounge Fridays / November 7 / Santa Ana, CA
  • Uncultivated Rabbits Presents Poetry Showcase / November 16 / UC Irvine, CA
  • KmB Presents Solidarity Night 2011 / November 30 / Los Angeles, CA
2011
 
 
  • Campus Village’s Multicultural Fest / February 11 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • RAZA Youth Conference by MEChA / February 13 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • Culture for a Cause by Tau Theta Pi / February 26 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • Hip Hop: Beyond the Beats and Rhymes by CARE / March 2/  UC Irvine, CA
  • Pursuing Your Passion: The Fashion Industry by PASS / March 3 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • Xip Xop oaXaca: El Centro Cultural De Mexico / April 9 / Santa Ana, CA 
  • Take Back the Night by Campus Assault Resources and Education / April 21 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • 6th Annual Awards Banquet by Crime Survivors, Inc. / April 23 / Westminster, CA
  • Relay for Life / April 23 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • Chinese Association Night Market / April 24 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • APSA Jam by Asian Pacific Student Association / May 5 / UC Irvine CA 
  • My Story: One People, One Struggle by Muslim Student Association / May 6 / UC Irvine, CA
  • KmB: Our Lady of Perpetual Dissent by Kabataang maka-Bayan / May 8 / Gardena, CA 
  • liveKIND Closing Ceremony / May 27 / UC Irvine, CA 
  • End of the Year Banquet by Center for Service in Action / June 3 / UC Irvine, CA
2010
  • Wayzgoose / April 18 / UC Irvine, CA
  • Take Back the Night by Campus Assault Resources and Education / April 22 / UC Irvine, CA
  • 5th Annual Awards Banquet by Crime Survivors, Inc. / May 1 / Westminster, CA
  • Relay for Life / May 2 / UC Irvine, CA
  • It’s What We Are by Kababayan / May 8 / UC Irvine, CA
  • Circle K Talent Show / May 8 / UC Irvine, CA
  • Queer Culture Festival by Irvine Queers / May 16 / UC Irvine, CA
  • Down for the Cause by The Agora / May 29 / UC Irvine, CA
  • SHOUT Talent Show / June 5 / UC Irvine, CA
  • APIA Spoken Word Summit / July 30 - August 2 / Berkeley, CA
  • Anteater Involvement Fair / September 21 / UC Irvine, CA
  • Rainbowfest by the Cross-Cultural Center / November 4 / UC Irvine, CA
  • SHOUT Annual Sleep-Out / November 19 / UC Irvine, CA
  • War is Over by Young Democrats at UCI / December 3 / UC Irvine, CA
2009

Education

EDDY M. GANA

USC, 2018
Master of Social Work

UCLAx, 2011
Certification in Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counseling

UCI, Class of 2010
BA in Psychology & Social Behavior
BA in Criminology, Law, & Society

Licensed Therapist for their own private practice

15+ years of experience in behavioral intervention, mentoring, life-coaching, and 1:1 and family counseling

STEPHANIE SAJOR

UCLAx, 2012
Certification in Design Communication Art

UCI, Class of 2010
BA in Political Science
BA in Film & Media Studies

Communication Design Manager for an after school program provider

13+ years of experience in youth development, political workshop facilitation, employee training

Recognition

Certificate of Recognition
Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture
California State Senate
28th District, Senator Ted Lieu
October 4-5, 2014

Certificate of Recognition
READ ALOUD at the Echo Park Library
City of Los Angeles
1st District, Gilbert Cedillo
January 31, 2015

Certificate of Recognition
Buwan ng Wika (National Language Month)
City of Los Angeles
13th District, Mitch O’Farrell
August 2015

Promise Zone Arts
Cultural Treasure of Historic Filipinotown
City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs
January 13, 2017

Certificate of Recognition
Larry Itliong Day
City of Los Angeles
Mayor Eric Garcetti
October 26, 2019

Certificate of Recognition
2024 Lotus Festival
City of Los Angeles
13th District, Hugo Soto-Martinez
July 12, 2024

Certificate of Recognition
2014 Larry Itliong Day Celebration
City of Carson
October 25, 2014

Cultural Work Award
Historic Filipinotown People’s Council
August 1, 2015

 

Certificate of Recognition
2015 Filipino-American History Month
City of Carson
November 9, 2015 

Certificate of Recognition
Filipino Mental Health Well-Being Summit
City of Los Angeles
Mayor Eric Garcetti
April 13, 2019

Certificate of Recognition
Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture
City of Los Angeles
13th District, Hugo Soto-Martinez
September 1-2, 2023

Certificate of Recognition

23rd Anniversary of Historic Filipinotown
City of Los Angeles
13th District, Hugo Soto-Martinez
August 3, 2025

Certificate of Recognition

Inaugural Kanto Corner
City of Los Angeles
LA City Controller, Kenneth Mejia
14th District, Ysabel Jurado
September 27, 2025

Certificate of Recognition

Kanto Corner: Winter Fest
City of Los Angeles
13th District, Hugo Soto-Martinez
December 13, 2025

Publications

Chinese American Museum, Featured Exhibit
(Be)Spoken: Poems from Our Asian American Voices, “A Solidarity Statement is a Love Letter” 

LAist, Featured Article
Longest-running Asian American open mic series persists in a changing Little Tokyo

LAist, Featured Article
A Filipino Icon, a Mural and a Deadnaming Controversy

LA Times, Featured Article
Let’s Talk About Filipino American Mental Health (and do karaoke!)

KCET, Featured Article
At Sunday Jump in Historic Filipinotown, Words Gain Power

Breaking the Chains Vol. 6 No. 2, “the head and the heart”

LA Times, Featured Article
After COVID Lockdowns, an Essential L.A. Community Reemerges: The Poets 

Inquirer.net, Featured Article
LA’s Katipunan Poetry Slam Drawing Word Joust Enthusiasts

Asian American Literary Review, forWord Interview

L.A. TACO, Youth Poet Spotlight Interview with “Same Question”

Salamin Magazine, Featured Article
Sunday Jump: Bridging the Past and the Present

TAYO Literary Magazine Issue 1, “Filipino Enough”

Don’t Talk About It, Sp!t About It, Hollywood Fringe Festival, “Shoot”

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