Tram Vo-Kumamoto
Vice President for Instruction
Saddleback College

Araceli began her academic career as a community college student at Grossmont College in San Diego, where she fell in love with history and with learning. In 2012, Araceli graduated from the University of California San Diego with a B.A. in History and a thematic emphasis in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration. Araceli then went on to complete an M.A. in History from UCLA in 2015, followed by a Ph.D. in History in 2021, also from UCLA. Each of these academic milestones was marked by research projects that contributed to the fields of History and Ethnic Studies. Her dissertation focused on the history of policing, public schools, and Black and Chicano student movements in Los Angeles between 1945-1985. Before joining Irvine Valley College, Araceli taught as an adjunct instructor in the departments of History, as well as Ethnic, Gender, and Social Justice Studies, at Cuyamaca College, Grossmont College, and Santa Monica College.