Contributors
Authors
name: Gabbie Mangaser
Gabbie Mangaser (she/her) works with arts and cultural collections from Oceania and Asia at the Burke Museum and facilitated the first cohort of Knowledge Kapamilya. She received her BA in anthropology and an MA in museum studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her master’s thesis focused on community engagement between Southeast Asian American university students and the large collection of Southeast Asian cultural belongings at the Burke Museum (you can read it here!). The best part about her job is being able to facilitate community connections with cultural collections. Her go-to karaoke song is “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys and she believes the movie with the best soundtrack is The Princess Diaries (2001).
name: Madison Calma
Madison Calma (she/her) is a second-year student at the University of Washington, Seattle majoring in Business Administration and minoring in Environmental Studies. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii but soon after moved to Lacey, Washington where she has lived since. She considers the Pacific Northwest her home and has a great appreciation for the beauty of the natural world. When she’s not in Seattle for school, she lives at home in Lacey with her parents and three siblings. As for her Filipino heritage, her mother’s side is from Ilocos Norte, and her father’s side is from Manila. Outside of her studies, Madison enjoys the performing arts through dance and music. This is namely through her participation in Sayaw, the traditional Filipino folk dance troupe at UW, and the Husky Marching Band. In addition, she loves exploring the outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
name: Charisse Vales
Charisse Vales (she/her) is a Filipino American from Seattle’s Skyway area, which hugs the sectors of South Seattle and Renton. As a first-year student at the University of Washington, she is studying political science with a special interest in ethics. Outside of her studies, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, trying new foods, thrifting, folk dancing (apart of Sayaw Filipino Folk Dance Troupe), and drawing. In particular, she is interested in the intersections of history, art, and politics and have engaged in community art within Seattle since her freshman year of high school (YouthCAN’s “Site-seeing: How we Remember AAPI Seattle”)
name: Delano Cordova
Delano Cordova (He/Him) is a 3rd generation Filipino American born and raised in South Seattle studying Education, Communities, and Organizations at the University of Washington. He is someone who prides himself on his public speaking skills and ability to connect with people. While out of classes, Delano can be found at the Ethnic Cultural Center on campus working on programming for the registered student organization he is a part of, the Filipino American Student Association.
While navigating the University landscape, Delano relies heavily on the connections that he has built or the knowledge from his family and friends to help him succeed. For fun, Delano enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, going out to eat, and doing traditional Filipino folk dancing with Sayaw.
name: Sierra Paine
Sierra Paine (she/her) is a Filipino American born and raised in Southwest Washington. She is a second year studying psychology. Outside of her studies, Sierra enjoys the performing arts through Sayaw, the Filipino folk dance troupe where she is this year’s coordinator, and various other musical groups. In addition, she enjoys bowling, assembling at-home projects, and the outdoors.
name: Jay Lundgren
Hello. My name is Jay Lundgren. I am a student at the University of Washington and enrolled as a pre-architecture major. I am biracial (Asian/White or Filipino/German). I am non-binary and my pronouns are they/them. I was born in Corona, California, and grew up in Seattle, Washington.
