Biography

Paige Yuen is a second year graduate student born and raised on the island of Oʻahu. She received her Bachelors at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Political Science and Sociology. Utilizing settler colonial, critical race, and Indigenous theoretical frameworks, her undergraduate thesis focused on East Asian settler colonialism in the illegally occupied state of Hawaiʻi and its impact on legislation regarding real estate, public and private land, and statehood. Going into her second year at UCLA, Paige is researching land leases utilized by the U.S. Army for training areas on the island of Oʻahu as the leases are set to expire in 2029. Outside of academia, Paige loves the beach, hiking, and spending time with her three dogs, Roy, Pete, and Jess.