COURSE DESCRIPTION

In collaboration with SFSU’s step to college program, PEP students earn three (3) units of college credit per semester (6 units in total = two college courses). This class fulfills the CSU/UC G elective requirement. Paperwork for this will be given to students during the first two weeks of school. The paperwork must be completed for college credit to apply.

VISION

Our vision is to utilize our knowledge and personal experiences by building a space to exercise our power and understand our relationships with ourselves, each other, and our world. In the face of hundreds of years of colonialism, we reclaim our hxstories and envision the creation of a world free of racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, and all forms of oppression By using Filipinx Studies, we will reflect on the importance of our stories and be able to use the tools we have gained to name and transform the world as we liberate ourselves from the chains of oppression. .  By the end of this course, we will have a critical perspective on the world by using the tools we learn and learning from each other’s narratives to reflect on sacred interconnectedness.  

INTENTION

This course will fulfill its mission by using Filipinx Studies as a way to engage in critical thinking, provide humanizing dialogue, and develop a space for collective healing. By learning about our collective hxstories and sharing these experiences with one another, we can begin the process of reclaiming our stories and communicating what our communities need to heal.

COURSE GUIDING QUESTIONS

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Written by Dr. Dawn Mabalon, Ethnic Studies helps us answer these questions:

1. Who am I? 
2. What is my family’s story in the US? 
3. What positive changes can I make in my community?

• We will cultivate a community where we are valued and heard.
• We will engage with our hxstories as it relates to us and our ability to create a counternarrative to address identity. 
• We will navigate our positionality in the world through community building and connection to Filipinx American hxstory.
• We will centralize on the Filipinx identity/hxstories in relation to BIPOC Communites’ identities and counter- narratives.