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EDUCATION University of Hawai'i - Mânoa. Library and Information Science Program. M.A. Candidate, May 2008 University of Hawai'i - Mânoa. Asian Studies M.A. Candidate, May 2008, University of California - Santa Cruz B.A. Combined Environmental Studies and Biology June 2002

EMPLOYMENT 2006 - current - Student Assistant, Cataloging Department, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI 2005- 6 – Southeast Asian Language Computer Support, Student Assistant, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI 2005 (Summer)- Writing Assistant, Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP), Honolulu, HI 2004 - Skills Trainer, Ho’oneno Incorporated, Lihue, HI 2001-3 - Community Educator, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, San Jose, CA

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 2007 (Spring)- Pacific Asian Scholarship, Library and Information Science Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI 2005 -6 - Alumni Scholarship Fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI 2006 (Spring) - Partial Tuition Waiver, Asian Studies Department, University of Hawai'i 2004 - AmeriCorps Service Award, Honolulu,HI 2000 - Outstanding Academic Peer Advisor, University of CA, Santa Cruz, CA 2000 - Terence Freitas Scholarship, University of CA, Santa Cruz, CA 1997-1999 - Participant, Academic Excellence Program’s honors sections in Biology and Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

PRESENTATIONS - CONFERENCES "Human Trafficking in Southern Philippines." International Conference on the Hawaii Filipino Centennial. Honolulu, HI, 13-14 December 2006. "How the Art of Ballroom Dancing Contributed to the Development of the Filipino Community in Hawaii." Filipino College Student Summit 2006, Honolulu, HI, 21-22 April 2006.

ORGANIZATIONS Southeast Asian Studies Student Organization, 2004-. East-West Center Alumni Association, 2006-. Hawaii Library Association (HLA, 2006-. American Library Association (ALA),2006-.

COMMUNITY SERVICE 2006 - Vagina Monologues, Domestic Violence Legal Hotline and Clearinghouse, Honolulu, HI 2005-6 - East-West Center, Honolulu, HI 2004 - American Cancer Society, Lihue, HI 2004 - AmeriCorps Volunteer Service, Lihue, HI 2003 - Literacy for Environmental Justice, San Francisco, CA 2003 (Summer) - Malu’Aina Center for Peace and Justice, Kurtistown, HI 2002-2003 - Filipino Community Support, San Jose, CA