The "X" in Pilipinx with Dr. Pau Abustan & Gia Sotero Dacayanan

For our third episode of Season 4, we talk with Dr. Pau Abustan, Ph.D. (they/siya), Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University, Los Angeles and Gia Sotero Dacayanan (all pronouns/siya), Queer Nonbinary Filipinx Advocate. Dr. Pau Abustan, Ph.D. (they/siya) is an Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cal State Los Angeles. Their research centers decolonial, queer, critical race feminist, and disability justice worldmaking in youth centered learning, animated storytelling, and activisms. They co-facilitated intersectional coalitional activisms in Southern California (Tongva/Chumash lands) and co-founded a youth learning program and a 2STQBIPOC led organization in Eastern Washington (Niimiipuu lands). Dr. Abustan is working on their first book reflecting upon their experiences as a queer Pilipinx cripnographer who witnessed youth and youth educator led disability justice worldmaking at an elementary school. They are an alumni of UC Santa Barbara, CSU Northridge, and Washington State University. They taught at Western Washington University, Highline College, University of Washington, and Washington State University. Their recent journal articles are featured in Cultural Studies Lateral and Research in Arts and Education. They are a faculty affiliate for UC Davis Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies and a co-leader of the Critical Filipinx Studies Collective. They were awarded the Mentoring Hall of Fame with the National Disability Mentoring Coalition. Their website is: www.paulinaabustan.com Gia Sotero Dacayanan (all pronouns/siya) is a queer and nonbinary first generation Ilocano migrant. They are passionate about communal healing by organizing and applying anarchist principles. They believe in the power of accessing ancestral knowledge through dreams, love, and authenticity. This episode was edited by our Social Media Strategist & Grant Writer, Kathleen Torio (IG: @itskathleenkristine). Our in-house designer is Ritchie (IG: @ritchramirezart). Our break track includes portions of "Ice Palaces" a track by Kimmortal released in 2019 through Coax Records (IG/YouTube: @kimmortaltheartist ). Host: Cheryl Samson Ramirez (IG: @angelspointyoga) Follow Us/Like/Subscribe! ------------------------------------------ IG/FB/Threads: @PilipinxinWellness X: @pilipinxnwellns