Meet the Artists

Artist: Unifying APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) Communities Together (U-ACT) team, which is funded by CA Department of Social Services Stop the Hate Program (2023-2026). 

Unifying APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) Communities Together (U-ACT) team, which is funded by CA Department of Social Services Stop the Hate Program (2023-2026). The curatorial team consists of the CSUSM faculty and staff listed below.  

Principal Investigator

Theresa C. Suarez, PhD, Professor of Sociology  

Co-Investigators

Grant Muāgututi'a, PhD, Assistant Professor of Linguistics 

Madeline Y. Lee, MSSW, PhD, Professor of Social Work

Project Coordinator

Sara Constantinescu, EdD, Senate Administrative Analyst

Community-Campus Liaisons

Joshua Galea'i, MA, Senior Academic Advisor

Lia Mauga, Director, TRIO Pre-College Programs

Assessment Lead

Cheryl Landin, MS, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of Inclusive Excellence

Co-Investigator (2023-2024) 

Christina Holub, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Health.