Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales was recently promoted to Full Professor of Asian American Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. She is also a faculty member in the doctorate program for Educational Leadership in SFSU’s School of Education and the current coordinator of Master’s program in Asian American Studies. Prior to joining the faculty at SFSU, Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales went to Ohlone Community College and transferred to UC Berkeley where she received a B.A. in Ethnic Studies and later she received her Ph.D. in Education from UCLA. She has published several books and a wide array of articles that focus on the development of ethnic studies curriculum and community responsive pedagogy. Her research focuses on urban youth, community studies, critical performance pedagogy, motherscholaring, and Pinayism, a concept that she coined in 1995. She is also currently writing about Babaylan pedagogy and her life as a community-engaged-motherscholar-of-color.
In addition to her responsibilities as a faculty member at SFSU, Tintiangco-Cubales has been extremelydedicated to the Filipina/o American community. To respond to the social, academic, and emotional challenges that Filipina/o American youth face, in 2001 she founded of Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP), an ethnic studies educational pipeline that creates partnerships and projects that work toward social justice. Every year, PEP sends hundreds of students to college, graduate school, and credential programs. PEP is proud to have produced hundreds of critical teachers and have sent 20 students to doctorate programs all of the over the nation, all of which are serving our communities in social justice organizations and teaching in schools and colleges across the nation. Related to her work with PEP, one of her major accomplishments was working with community organizations and educators to get ethnic studies instituted in high schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. Since 2007, she has served as a consultant with the San Francisco Unified School District on the development of ethnic studies curriculum for high school students. This last year, she worked with teachers, students, community members, and school board members to pass a resolution to have ethnic studies in all schools in San Francisco.
Recently, she has co-founded the Institute of Sustainable Economic, Educational, and Environmental Design (I-SEEED) where she is the Director of Culturally and Community Responsive Curriculum Development and Teacher Training. Amongst her many projects, she has led initiatives that have forwarded Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and Teacher Participatory Action Research (TPAR),which she developed in 2010. She is also currently the co-director of Teaching Excellence Network (TEN), a robust service that works with school communities all over the nation to improve the experiences of young people in classrooms. The goal of TEN is to connect districts, schools, and teachers committed to improving teacher practice, while providing a clearinghouse of excellence that teachers, families, andschool leaders can access at any time to improve classroom teaching.
Along with her many accomplishments, Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales has received numerous university and community awards for her work with youth and students. Her most recent awards include UCLA’s Distinguished Young Alumus Award (2006) and the Faculty Service Award (2008) from the Office of Community Service Learning, which is granted only to one faculty member per year. In 2011, Tintiangco-Cubales received the Distinguished Faculty Award for Service from San Francisco State University, which is one of the highest awards that can be given to a faculty member. In 2014, Professor Tintiangco-Cubales won awards for her work including the Community Advocacy Award from the Critical Educators for Social Justice group from the American Educational Research Association, and the Filipino Advocates for Justice Community Award. Last month, she was award the Engaged Scholar award from the Association of Asian American Studies. Amongst the awards that Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales received, she was named as of the 100 most influential Filipinas in the world.
Along with all of her work in both academia and in the community, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales is also apartner to Val Tintiangco-Cubales who is also teacher, athletic director, coach, and jiu jitsu instructor. Their partnership has greatly influenced the interdisciplinarity of her work. And a central part of her identity is also her life as a mother to her daughter Mahalaya who has taught her so much about how toact with love and hope.
In addition to her responsibilities as a faculty member at SFSU, Tintiangco-Cubales has been extremelydedicated to the Filipina/o American community. To respond to the social, academic, and emotional challenges that Filipina/o American youth face, in 2001 she founded of Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP), an ethnic studies educational pipeline that creates partnerships and projects that work toward social justice. Every year, PEP sends hundreds of students to college, graduate school, and credential programs. PEP is proud to have produced hundreds of critical teachers and have sent 20 students to doctorate programs all of the over the nation, all of which are serving our communities in social justice organizations and teaching in schools and colleges across the nation. Related to her work with PEP, one of her major accomplishments was working with community organizations and educators to get ethnic studies instituted in high schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. Since 2007, she has served as a consultant with the San Francisco Unified School District on the development of ethnic studies curriculum for high school students. This last year, she worked with teachers, students, community members, and school board members to pass a resolution to have ethnic studies in all schools in San Francisco.
Recently, she has co-founded the Institute of Sustainable Economic, Educational, and Environmental Design (I-SEEED) where she is the Director of Culturally and Community Responsive Curriculum Development and Teacher Training. Amongst her many projects, she has led initiatives that have forwarded Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and Teacher Participatory Action Research (TPAR),which she developed in 2010. She is also currently the co-director of Teaching Excellence Network (TEN), a robust service that works with school communities all over the nation to improve the experiences of young people in classrooms. The goal of TEN is to connect districts, schools, and teachers committed to improving teacher practice, while providing a clearinghouse of excellence that teachers, families, andschool leaders can access at any time to improve classroom teaching.
Along with her many accomplishments, Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales has received numerous university and community awards for her work with youth and students. Her most recent awards include UCLA’s Distinguished Young Alumus Award (2006) and the Faculty Service Award (2008) from the Office of Community Service Learning, which is granted only to one faculty member per year. In 2011, Tintiangco-Cubales received the Distinguished Faculty Award for Service from San Francisco State University, which is one of the highest awards that can be given to a faculty member. In 2014, Professor Tintiangco-Cubales won awards for her work including the Community Advocacy Award from the Critical Educators for Social Justice group from the American Educational Research Association, and the Filipino Advocates for Justice Community Award. Last month, she was award the Engaged Scholar award from the Association of Asian American Studies. Amongst the awards that Dr. Tintiangco-Cubales received, she was named as of the 100 most influential Filipinas in the world.
Along with all of her work in both academia and in the community, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales is also apartner to Val Tintiangco-Cubales who is also teacher, athletic director, coach, and jiu jitsu instructor. Their partnership has greatly influenced the interdisciplinarity of her work. And a central part of her identity is also her life as a mother to her daughter Mahalaya who has taught her so much about how toact with love and hope.