Mar 18, 2021Addressing Anti-Asian Violence, Racism and Xenophobia(This letter was written to members of NASPA Region I on 3.17.2021) Good Evening Colleagues, I write to you tonight after hearing the news of the shootings that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia at a spa where the Asian community was targeted. Eight lives were taken during this shooting. I began…Higher Education3 min readHigher Education3 min read
Sep 23, 2019My Educational AutobiographyDr. John Saltmarsh of UMass Boston asked his students to reflect on on pathway to education and how we best learn as well as how we hope to educate. As a Queer Latinx person of color the path to my academic journey has been tumultuous as a student and learner…LGBTQ4 min readLGBTQ4 min read
Jun 13, 2019Orlando Pulse: Three Years LaterThe first time I ever walked into a gay club was in 2003 in Providence, Rhode Island. A club called the, The Mirror Bar. I walked in looking like a Honduran, J-LO, in my pink velour hat, slightly angled and my favorite Baby Phat jeans. The first time I walked…LGBTQ5 min readLGBTQ5 min read
Nov 16, 20172017 NASPA Region I Ubuntu Welcome AddressGood Morning! I have been waiting for two years for this moment and exhilarated that it is finally here. I wanted to give a little context as to why and how this happened. Last year at Region I, I had the opportunity to hold a conversation with former regional directors…Higher Education4 min readHigher Education4 min read
Aug 14, 2017Summertime ViolenceAugust 9, 2014 Michael Brown and Ferguson Protests June 17, 2015 AME Church Shooting July 13, 2015 Sandra Bland killed and protests July 5, 2016 Alton Sterling killed and protests July 6, 2016 Philando Castile killed and protests June 12, 2016 Orlando Pulse Shooting And August 11-August 13, 2017 Charlottesville…Black Lives Matter5 min readBlack Lives Matter5 min read
Aug 7, 2017DNA: Adopted and Searching for MeI’ve written for NASPA four times on transracial adoptees. I’m a Queer Honduran/Latinx Transracial Adoptee (raised by a white family). I found out at a very young age I was adopted, and at about 13 I learned that I had been left in an orphanage. That part of my story…Adoption5 min readAdoption5 min read
Jul 11, 2017An Open Letter To NASPA’s Kevin KrugerPresident Kruger, I recently read this piece in Inside Higher Ed. It is an article written about Dr. Jonathan Higgins, a well known Queer Person of Color educator and colleague I greatly respect. I had the chance to hear him present at NASPA nationals on the QTPOC (Queer Trans Person…LGBTQ3 min readLGBTQ3 min read
