2022 CAUSE on campus, csula
ANA Bocanegra
My name is Ana and I am a senior at California State University - Los Angeles. I transferred her in Fall 2019 from LACC. I want to pursue a masters in Information Sciences and become a librarian (Young Adult preferably). I enjoy reading, playing video games (FFXIV), and watching anime or Korean dramas. I also enjoy coffee and taking long walks.
Eric Bartolo
My name is Eric, I am a junior at California State University - Los Angeles with a Business Administration Marketing Major. I've always had an interest in business and hope to learn skills to develop myself as a leader. I am passionate about helping others. I love going on hikes, trying new food, and binge watching shows during my free time. I'm excited to be part of this opportunity and partnership with CAUSE.
Karlo Toledo
My name is Karlo Toledo and I am currently 2nd Year Pre-Public Health Major at California State University - Los Angeles. I was born and raised in the city of Macabebe located in Pampanga, Philippines, and I moved to Koreatown, Los Angeles when I was four-years-old. My interest in Asian American studies started when I took an AAS History class during my freshman year which helped me realize the significant role that Asian Americans played in shaping the history of the United States as well as the various struggles that they had to overcome. I hope to use whatever knowledge I have and will gain to not only spread awareness but also empower Asian Americans throughout my own community. During my free time, I am either baby sitting my one-year-old niece, watching classic horror movies, or rock climbing at my local bouldering gym.
Kimi Engelbrecht
Kimi Engelbrecht is a junior at California State University - Los Angeles, where she is majoring in film, television, and media production with a minor in Asian and Asian-American studies.
She hails from Orange, California, and is extremely passionate about creating more inclusion and representation for the AAPI community within film and television. She has produced an award-winning anti-drug PSA and directed a documentary short film, Labor of Love, which shares the dedication and generational impact of running a small, family-owned business.
She hopes to continue sharing her passion and skills to uplift the AAPI community while contributing to a more diverse and exciting future for media.
Lauren Alcala
My name is Lauren Alcala, I am a Mexican-American second generation university student. I am the first in my immediate family to attend University and I am majoring in Asian & Asian American Studies. I am in my fourth year at California State University - Los Angeles. One thing that I have learned throughout my educational career is that you are never behind, you are exactly where you need to be and taking small steps to keep moving forward is still moving forward.
Migel Eugenio Luis Dino
Studying Public Health and Asian and Asian American studies, Migel is a Filipino-American college student dedicated to improving holistic healthcare practices amongst Los Angeles' AAPI communities. With five years of clinical and administrative healthcare experience in Glendale and East Los Angeles, Migel strives to become a Nurse Practitioner and establish his own private practice to provide medical assistance to underserved people of Asian and Pacific Island descent. In his free time, he reads science fiction literature and other related media, writes stories about his experiences as a gender-nonconforming youth living in Los Angeles, and advocates for greater protections for LGBTQ+ AAPI youths.
Natalie Thi
Hi, I am Natalie and I am an undergraduate marketing student at California State University, Los Angeles. With every position I pursue, I have a keen eye for detail. I aspire to work with digital marketing in the near future where I can help companies grow with my leadership and team-building abilities.
Nicholas Ung
I am a business management student, who works hard for money but is not afraid to spend it. I want to be a real estate agent and with a business managing degree, hopefully move up the ranks to owning or running a firm of my own. I currently teach Taekwondo and love it everyday. I find great joy when it comes to interacting with people and watching them became well rounded and respectful people. I teach at the same studio I learned from, so in a way, I'm giving back to the community that made me who I am today. I strongly believe that you are in control of your life and every downfall you have so my experiences are just lessons to learn from.
Tallon Pedregosa
My name is Tallon & this is my last semester at California State University - Los Angeles. Family values are important to me as well as strength in numbers to get the job done when it comes to leadership. I'm a Filipino-American Northern Cali kid who always dreams big & chases endlessly to learn new things. I'm here to help build community skills that will make everyone's job easier. I'm nervous but excited for the near future & what it's going to look like.
Zeus Soriano
Hello, my name is Zeus Soriano and I am a transfer student at California State University, Los Angeles. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Art in Art, where I plan to further my knowledge in different techniques and gain unique skills prior to pursuing a career in architecture.