Pre-Colonial Philippines & the Spanish Era
About the Speaker
Roumel Milo Alona DeLeon graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mathematics Economics, and he specialized in Asian American Studies. This is his twenty fourth year as a K-12 educator.
US Occupation & the First Wave of Immigration
About the Speaker
Dr. Annalisa Enrile is a Clinical Professor at the USC School of Social Work and is a three degree Bruin from UCLA with a bachelors in Sociology, a Masters in Social Work and a Ph.D. in Social Welfare. Her dissertation is on Pilipina Adolescent Mental Health. Since 1997, she has done work fighting Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery in all its forms but especially as it exists in the Philippines. She fights on both sides of the Pacific for basic human rights and believes in the power of stories and the healing of connection.
Migrant Workers
About the Speaker
Dr. Ronald Buenaventura received his educational doctorate from Pepperdine University (2014). He currently works as a School Psychologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District. He has been volunteering with the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) working behind the scenes on national conference and organizing youth projects, and is currently Chapter President of the Los Angeles Chapter.
60’s and 70’s Migration and the Civil Rights Movement
About the Speaker
Mark Pulido is a late bloomer, born in Bellflower and raised in Cerritos. He is the proud son and grandson of immigrants and veterans from the Philippines. He was educated at Wittmann Elementary, Whitney High, ArtCenter College of Design, Cerritos College, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon and The University of Chicago. He studied History, Asian American Studies, Graphic Design, Public Policy and how to challenge authority for positive change. Four decades ago he taught himself to pop at 11, DJ at 12, break at 14, and paint murals, dance tinikling, organize and speak at 15. To this day, he tries his best to live life with gratitude to love and build community to honor God, his wife, children and parents; our manongs and manangs; and our Filipino community — our sisters and brothers.
Marcos and Post-Marcos
About the Speaker
Tito Jon Melegrito was born in the Philippines and came to the United States as a 20-year-old student in the 1960s. He became an activist in the 1970s when he joined the Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino or KDP, a militant group that organized opposition to the martial law regime in the Philippines. After the People Power Revolution in 1986, which toppled the Marcos regime, Tito Jon continued his activism as a writer and organizer in the struggle of Filipino World War II veterans for equity and justice. He worked in the labor movement for more than a decade. Now retired, he lives in Kensington MD with Tita Elvie, his wife of more than 50 years. They have two grandchildren who attend Middle School in New Jersey.
Fil Ams Rising 