Research Team

Riley Alinsug

Undergraduate Student UC Santa Cruz (Cowell College, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and Education, Class of '26)

Interests: Education, Community Organizing, Ethnic Studies

Bio: Riley Alinsug is currently enrolled at UC Santa Cruz as a third-year undergraduate student, double majoring in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) and Education. They bring experience organizing with Pilipinx diaspora communities of Santa Cruz as a member of Anakbayan and Co-Coordinator of UCSC’s longest standing peer-led ethnic studies course, Pilipinx Historical Dialogue. As a Pilipinx youth who understands the need for Third World youth to be critically conscious of systems of oppression which uphold ideological whiteness, they are inspired by their studies and the communities of color residing in Santa Cruz County to advocate for ethnic studies and accessible political education for all.

Lucy Liu

Undergraduate Student UC Santa Cruz (Kresge College, B.A. Linguistics, Class of 2026)

Interests: History, Politics, Community Organizing

Bio: Lucy is a third-year undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics at UC Santa Cruz. With a background in student organizing related to anti-imperialism and national liberation, Lucy is passionate about education as a means of advancing justice, improving people's lives, and transforming society into an equal one for all peoples. Lucy conducts community-centered research and documents local community organizing with the Center for Racial Justice.

Rafael Revolorio

Undergraduate Student UC Santa Cruz (Kresge College, B.A. Latin American & Latino Studies, Global & Community Health, class of 2026)

Interests: Community Health, History, Music

Bio: Rafael Revolorio is a third-year double major in Latin American & Latino Studies (LALS) and Global & Community Health (GCH), he also plans to minor in Science & Justice. He grew up in the East Bay and has worked at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation on projects involving harm reduction related to substance use, aimed at Latino and Maya communities in the Mission district. His goal is to work on increasing access to culturally concordant public health resources for underserved and marginalized ethnic communities. Currently, he works for the Center for Racial Justice at UC Santa Cruz as he completes his bachelor's degree.

Keiko Utsumi

Undergraduate Student UC Santa Cruz (College Nine, Critical Race & Ethnic Studies, Class of 2025)

Interests: Education, Arts, Writing

Bio: With experience working as a harm reduction peer educator and a researcher for the Humanities Institute of Japanese American Postwar Resettlement, Keiko now conducts community-based research and curation for the Center for Racial Justice. Interrogating their position as a UCSC student, an educational consumer in an institution that has gentrified the local area, has motivated Keiko’s contribution to the CRJ’s Santa Cruz in Color archive. They aim to return the education to their community through various means of expression.

Christine Hong

Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Professor UC Santa Cruz

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Bio: Christine Hong is Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) and Literature at UC Santa Cruz where she organized alongside students for ethnic studies and served as the founding chair of CRES. She directs the Center for Racial Justice at UC Santa Cruz and is part of the leadership core of the UC Ethnic Studies Council. In greater Santa Cruz, she organizes with Pajaro Valley for Ethnic Studies and Justice.

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