December 2022, Panelist. 

An Action Plan to Strengthen LA's Food System. Los Angeles County Food Equity Roundtable

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October 2022, Guest Lecturer. 

Course: Urban Studies. Woodbury University, Burbank, CA.

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September 2022, Guest Lecturer. 

Course: Food & The Environment. Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA.

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March 2021, Guest Lecturer. 

Kaiser Permanente Community Medicine Fellowship Seminar. Los Angeles, CA.

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February 2022, Guest Lecturer. 

Course: Nutrition Policies and Programs-Domestic and International Perspectives. University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

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November 2021, Guest Lecturer. 

Course: Obesity, Physical Activity and Nutrition. University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

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September 2021, Guest Lecturer. 

Course: Food & The Environment. Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA.

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March 2021, Guest Lecturer. 

Kaiser Permanente Community Medicine Fellowship Seminar. Los Angeles, CA.

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December 2020, Guest Lecturer. (Presentation: Good Food Policy & Healthy Food Access in LA)

Course: Obesity, Physical Activity and Nutrition. University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

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September 2020, Guest Lecturer. (Presentation: Good Food Policy & Healthy Food Access in LA)

Course: Food and the Environment. Occidential College. Los Angeles, CA.

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July 2020, Co-Presenter.

"Webinar: Racism and Linguistic Diversity in K-16 Education"

The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX.

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June 2020, Presenter.

"Finding Joy in My Career Journey"

Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) Leadership Institute. Los Angeles, CA.

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May 2020, Author. 

Asian American Studies: Made in California. PBS SoCal. Los Angeles, CA

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May 2020, Author. 

Multifaceted: The Cultural Diversity of Asian America. PBS SoCal. Los Angeles, CA

• Also, published with New York Public Media via Thirteen.com.

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April 2020, Author.

Meeting Families Where They Are: Virtually. First 5 LA. Los Angeles, CA.

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April 2020, Author. 

Lunch Ladies and the Fight for School Food Justice: A Superhero Origin Story.

University of California Regents: BOOM California. Berkeley, CA.

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March 2020, Author. 

The Challenges of Feeding Hungry School Kids in a Time of Crisis. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

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January 2020, Author.

Engaging Families Through Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors: It Starts with a Single Story. 

First 5 LA. Los Angeles, CA.

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September  2019, Author.

Little by Little: Celebrating New Milestones with a Good Book and a Bowl of Cereal. 

First 5 LA. Los Angeles, CA.

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March 2019, Guest Lecturer. (Presentation: Exploring Career Trajectories through Service Learning)

Course: Psychology of Civic Engagement. Pace University. New York, NY.

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February  2019, Author. 

Re-connecting With Our Food: The Power of Good Food Policymaking. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

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February 2019, Presenter.

Re-imagining Systems & Policy Change: The Importance of Collaboration and Diverse Settings in Family Engagement Efforts. Opening Minds National Conference. Chicago, IL.

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February  2019, Author. 

Keeping A Tasty Lunar New Year Tradition Alive with The Bánh Chưng Collective. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

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September 2018, Interviewed. 

From Principles to Practice: Building a Family Engagement Culture. Los Angeles Partnership for Early Childhood Investment & Engage  R+D. Los Angeles, CA.

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February 2018, Guest Lecturer. (Presentation: Cultural Brokering in Community and Family Engagement Efforts)

Course: Community Engagement and Partnership. California State Polytethnic University, Pomona. Pomona, CA.

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April 2018, Interviewed. 

Washington State puts an end to lunch shaming in schools. The New Food Economy. New York City, NY.

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January 2018, Co-Presenter. 

Promoting Family Engagement and Improving Systems. Young Child Expo & Conference. Los Angeles, CA.

 

July 2017, Author. 

I Didn’t Know I Was Poor Until I Applied to College. TalkPoverty.org. Washington, DC.

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May 2017, Author. 

Iconic Neighborhood Restaurants: West Adams & Jefferson Park. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

 

April 2017, Guest Lecturer (Presentation: The Intersections of Policy, Practice & Philanthropy)

Course: Behavior and Education Strategies for Nutrition and Fitness. University of Southern California.

 

March 2017, Author. 

Iconic Neighborhood Restaurants: University Park, Exposition Park, Adams-Normandie. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

 

November 2016, Presenter.

The Politics of Hungry Students: A Historical Analysis of the National School Lunch Act. University Council for Educational Administration Annual Meeting. Detroit, MI.

 

November 2016, Author. 

Iconic Neighborhood Restaurants: South El Monte and El Monte. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

 

July 2016, Co-Author. 

Ishimaru, A.M., Torres, K., Salvador, J., Lott, J., Williams, D., & Tran, C.

Reinforcing Deficit, Journeying Toward Equity Cultural Brokering in Family Engagement Initiatives. American Educational Research Journal.

 

May 2016, Author. 

Eating Locally for All: Getting Farmers Markets CalFresh EBT Ready. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

 

December 2015, Co-Author. 

Grubert E., Mosbah, S., Munyikwa, M., Paul, B., & Tran, C. Reimagining Epidemic Communications. Domestic Preparedness Journal.

 

December 2015, Co-Presenter.

Re-Imaging Epidemic Communication Strategies: A Forum for Best Practices for Response and Preparedness. Emerging Leaders in Science & Society Fellowship Presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Washington, D.C.

 

November 2015, Presenter

Learning on Empty: A Comparative Case Study of School Food Experiences in Two Low-Income Public High Schools. Barbara Jackson Scholars Presentation: University Council for Educational Administration Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.

 

September 2015, Author. 

Beyond the Cut: Hidden Harvest Rescues Food, Feeds Families. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

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April 2015, Author

Seeds of Change: The Value of School Gardens in Education and Community Health. KCET. Los Angeles, CA.

 

April 2015, Presenter

Refusing School Food: How Students in Disenfranchised Communities Experience Federal School Nutrition Programs. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

 

November 2014, Presenter

School Food Stigma: A Qualitative Study on Student Stigmatization of Federal School Nutrition Programs. University Council for Educational Administration Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.

 

October 2014, Co-Presenter

Social Justice, Teacher Leadership, and Professional Growth. Student California Teachers Association Fall Conference–Isang Bagsak: Relevance of One. San Francisco, CA.

 

August 2014, Co-Teacher

Let's Get Cooking Presentation to Seattle-area After-school Youth Programs. Pike Place Market Education Program. Seattle, WA.

 

April 2014, Co-Presenter

The Multiple Roles of Cultural Brokers in District and Community-Based Parent Engagement Initiatives. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.

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January 2014, Guest Lecturer. (Presentation: The History Early Childhood Education)

Course: Lifespan Development. Pace University. New York, NY.

 

November 2013, Co-Presenter

Towards Equitable Collaboration in Community-School Education Initiatives: Cultural Brokers as Leaders. University Council for Educational Administration Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN.

 

November 2013, Co-Presenter

Cultural Brokers as Leaders: District and Community-based Initiatives and Equitable Parent-School Collaboration. University Council for Educational Administration Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN.

 

September 2013, Poster Presentation

Shifting Paradigms of Childhood Hunger, Malnourishment, and Obesity: A Historical Policy Analysis of School-based Nutrition in the United States. International Union of Nutritional Science’s International Congress of Nutrition. Granada, Spain.

 

March 2012, Co-Presenter

Deconstructing Perceptions: Integrating Cultural Competency in Higher Education Teaching Practices. Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education. Yale University, New Haven, CT.

 

February 2011, Guest Lecturer (Presentation: The Grantmaking-Grantseeking Landscape) 

Course: Grant Writing & Social Work. University of Chicago, IL 

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October 2010, Presenter

Understanding Our Common Histories: Promoting a Common Agenda. Asian American Leadership Forum. Asian American Institute, Chicago, IL.

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September 2010, Cited

"A New Food Politics: School Food Revolution" in Food Justice. MIT Press. Cambridge, MA

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August 2010, Presenter

Reciprocal Integration: Seeking to Understand Yourself and the Environment You Are a Part of. Child Hunger Corps Training.  Feeding America, Chicago, IL.

 

August 2010, Emerson Alumni Panelist

Expert Briefing: Lived Experiences of Poverty. 17th Class Emerson Fellowship Field Training. Congressional Hunger Center, Washington, D.C.
 

April 2010, Guest Lecturer. (Presentation: Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Futures: Nutrition & Health in Early Childhood & Beyond). Course: Fundamental of Early Childhood Development. Chicago State University, Chicago, IL.

 

March 2010, Co-Presenter

Closing the Policy-Practice Gap: Opportunities for Practice and Research to Inform Policy in Early Language Development. Spring into Action Public Policy Conference.  Illinois Action For Children, Springfield, IL.  Co-Presentation with the Carole Robertson Center for Learning.



October 2009, Co-Presentation with the San Diego Unified School District

Underserved Populations in School Meal Programs: Who Didn’t Eat Today?. California School Wellness Conference, Anaheim, CA.

 

August 2009, Emerson Alumni Panelist

Hunger, Poverty & Race Alumni Panel. 16th Class Emerson Fellowship Field Training. Congressional Hunger Center, Washington, D.C.

July 2009, Presenter

Farm to School Activities for Young Children. The People’s Garden Sprouts Day.  United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
 

February 2009, Author

An Assessment of Plate Waste within Milwaukee Public Schools’ Universal Free Breakfast-in-the-Classroom. Congressional Hunger Center, Washington, D.C. 

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February 2009, Author

An Assessment of Child & Adult Care Food Program Supper Pilot within Milwaukee Public Schools. Congressional Hunger Center, Washington, D.C. 

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February 2009, Presenter

Hunger-free Community Reports from the Field: Effective Child Nutrition Programs in Milwaukee Public Schools. Congressional Hunger Center, Washington, D.C. 

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January 2009, Presenter.

Evaluation Findings of Milwaukee Public Schools’ Universal Free Breakfast-in-the-Classroom and After-school Dinner Programs. Congressional Hunger Fellow Forum.  Hunger Task Force, Milwaukee, WI.

 

November 2007, Presenter

Using Local Archives to Teach Your Social Studies Class: Perceptions of Culture in Los Angeles During World War II. With Different Eyes Conference, University of California, Los Angeles.