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Lauren Casey Sese Ribancos

Graduate Student

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Email: laurrbancos25@g.ucla.edu

Biography

Filipina-American born and raised in Palmdale, CA. She received her Bachelors of Arts in History Honors and minored in Asian American Studies at California State University, Long Beach.

All of her research has been inspired by Asian American experiences, taking on intersectional approaches for Filipino-Americans & Chinese-Americans regarding immigration, assimilation, and diaspora. She is passionate about Oral History and accessible resources in academia, which is reflected in her role as a community college tutor, Oral Historian, and Writer on historic Asian American communities in Long Beach.

On her free time, she competitively powerlifts, takes long walks on the beach, and finds joy in baking.

Education

B.A., History, California State University, Long Beach

Research Interests

Filipina/x indigenous farm work, Filipina/x/o-American experiences, diaspora studies, cultural and national identity, racialized gendered labor, oral history, food pathways/history, political imaginations, race and empire.

Lauren Casey Sese Ribancos