About me
Hi, my name is Eunice. My Mandarin name is 思愉, which roughly means pleasant thinking.
As a a former K-12 Ethnic Studies classroom teacher and current teacher educator, I practice humanizing, healing-centered, praxis-driven, and place-based critical pedagogy. I believe that the classroom holds deeply transformative possibilities and is the most "radical space in the academy" (bell hooks), but I also believe that we must not only "steer the ship but also break the chains" (George Lipsitz). In other words, the cyclical and interwoven relationship of theory, action, and reflection ought to be guiding practices in our work as educators (Paulo Friere). I also care deeply about transformative justice, abolition, and nonviolent communication (NVC): are we in right relationship with each other even as we imagine and build towards a world anew?
On the side, I use graphic design skills to magnify data-driven research around inequity. Additionally, I serve as one of the leaders for the AA & PI & Arab American Studies chapter of the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium, where we work to advance the discipline of Ethnic Studies in K-12 and beyond. Things that give me life in my free time include my many houseplants, reading, rock climbing, and watching thought-provoking TV shows.
UCSD B.A. Ethnic Studies
UCLA M.Ed with emphasis in Ethnic Studies
MY FAVORITE DESIGN PROGRAMS:
UCSD B.A. Ethnic Studies
UCLA M.Ed with emphasis in Ethnic Studies
MY FAVORITE DESIGN PROGRAMS:
