Aspire+PLLUS

Tiffany Wong

shashi.naidu — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:17:39 +0000

Tiffany Wong shashi.naidu Fri, 04/04/2025 - 08:17

Program Assistant

Aspire+PLLUS

First Name

Tiffany

Last Name

Wong

Quynh Nguyen

niall.adler — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:43:36 +0000

Quynh Nguyen niall.adler Mon, 11/04/2024 - 10:43

Student Ambassador

Aspire+PLLUS

qung9171@stu.evc.edu

Old A&R Building

First Name

Quynh

Last Name

Nguyen

Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:32:38 +0000

Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/23/2024 - 13:32

Faculty

Aspire+PLLUS

Ethnic Studies

(408) 274-7900 ext. 6232

Melissa-Ann.Nievera-Lozano@evc.edu

MS-242 (MS3 Bldg)

Dr. Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano is a queer 2nd generation Pinay (Filipina American) of Igorot & Waray heritage, born and raised in San Diego, CA (Kumeyaay territory). She has over twenty years of community-based, critically engaged cultural work in the Filipinx American community. Her work draws from women-of-color radical thought to address how intersectional struggles of racism, classism, cisheteropatriarchy, and body terrorism impact us every day. The journey of ancestral healing guides her work in teaching, community organizing, and parenting 3 little ones.

She is the co-editor of The Pilipinx Radical Imagination Reader (2018), and a contributing author to the anthologies, Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy (2019); the SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies (2022); as well as Closer to Liberation: Pin[a/x]y Activism in Theory and Practice (2023).

ETH 10: Intro to Ethnic Studies (sample syllabus)
ETH 42: Asian American Experience (sample syllabus)
ETH 11: Ethnic Images in Film

At previous institutions:
Filipinx in the U.S.; Filipinx American Identities; Asian American Culture; Intro to Pacific Islander History and Culture; Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality; Gender, Race, and Sexuality in the Media; U.S. Women of Color; Youth & the City.

First Name

Melissa-Ann

Last Name

Nievera-Lozano

Kara Uy Has

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:32:38 +0000

Kara Uy Has Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/23/2024 - 13:32

Crisis Support and Care Manager

Aspire+PLLUS

Health Services

Kara.Has@evc.edu

Student Services Complex - S - 1041

Dr. Kara Uy Has is the Crisis Support and Care Manager at 91��Ƭ��’s Student Health and Wellness Services and serves as the Mental Health Coordinator for ASPIRE PLLUS.

Dr. Has brings a trauma-informed, strength-based, and social justice-centered approach to her work, prioritizing healing and recovery. With a focus on crisis prevention, risk assessments, and trauma recovery, she specializes in supporting students through crisis and mental health challenges, including connecting students to resources on campus and in the community.

Dr. Has has also made significant contributions to 91��Ƭ��’s Mental Health and Wellness Program. She has been instrumental in establishing and co-leading the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT)/Assessment, Response, and Coordination (ARC), to promote campus safety and student support. Her work also helped secure a $1.8 million AANAPISI grant to establish the ASPIRE PLUS program, which supports academic success and mental health resources for AAPI and Native Hawaiian students.

Dr. Has’s community work spans over two decades and reflects her deep connection to her heritage and community. She has worked with organizations like Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) and the Cambodian Education Network, playing a central role in cultural initiatives throughout the Bay Area. As the president of the Cambodian American Resource Agency (CARA), Dr. Has leads efforts to preserve and celebrate Khmer culture, offering free programs like traditional dance, Khmer language classes, and cultural shows and performances. CARA has also supported initiatives such as Cambodia Day, and the establishment of Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Week in San Jose.

As a member of the American Psychological Association and the Asian American Psychological Association, Dr. Has has contributed her research to respected academic journals, including The Journal of Women and Therapy and The Journal of Asian American Psychology. Her research focuses on post-traumatic growth (PTG)- the profound growth and transformation that can arise following adversity. Drawing on her own experience as a refugee and survivor, Dr. Has has studied PTG in refugees and trauma survivors, especially within the Cambodian community, to deepen our understanding of recovery after trauma.

Dr. Has is dedicated to creating compassionate spaces for healing and cultural expression, especially for those in marginalized communities. Her story, research, and community leadership reflect a profound commitment to fostering strength and healing in the face of adversity.

First Name

Kara

Last Name

Uy Has