Biography

Othelia Jumapao is a non-binary Pilipinx American who grew up in Florida while pursuing their English degree with an Asian American Studies minor at the University of Florida. After college, they worked for various non-profits, their most recent workplace being the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum where they worked as the Florida Organizer. In their organizer role, they ran campaigns surrounding reproductive rights, immigrant rights, and voting rights for Asian women and gender diverse folks. They supported the campaign for Ballot Amendment #4 in Florida which would codify abortion access in the state constitution. Othelia is passionate about disability justice and gender justice for LGBT+ people of color. Their scholarly area of interests include movement studies, liberation theology, and ethnic studies in K-12 education.