Dr. Buenavista enjoying a day at the park.
Asian
American Studies is important because
provides a space in which we can critically explore People
of Color experiences in the U.S. in context of not only race,
class, gender, and sexuality, but also colonialism, transnationalism, and
diaspora.
- Assistant Professor
- Office: JR 340D
- Phone: 818-677-5688
- Fax: 818-677-7094
- Email:
- Campus Mailcode: 8251
- Curriculum Vitae [pdf download]
Scholarship Highlights
- Buenavista, T. L. (2007). "U.S. Pin@y Educational Experiences
in the Greater Los
Angeles Area: Issues, Trends, and Community Responses." A Report for the
National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA). - Buenavista, T. L. (2007). "(De)Colonizing Practices: A Case Study
of Pilipino
Student-Initiated Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, University of California at Los Angeles. - Burns, L. M. S. P. Burns and Buenavista, T. L. (2007). "(Re)Searching
My Personal
History: A Timeline Project." In Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales (Ed.), Pin@y
Educational Partnerships: A Filipina/o American Studies Sourcebook. Menlo Park,
CA: Phoenix Publishing House International. - Ph.D. Education, University of California, Los Angeles (2007)
- M.A. Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University (2002)
- B.A. University of California, Berkeley (2000)
- (2006). Polished Apple Award, CSUN University Ambassadors.
Education
Dr Buenavista with AAS alumni at a recent event.
Tracy Buenavista, received her Ph.D. this June in Higher Education and Organizational Change from UCLA. Her dissertation is entitled, "(De)Colonizing Practices: A Case Study of Pilipino Student-Initiated Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education." She has 8 article/essay publications.
She was formerly a lecturer here in the AAS department, and received the Polished Apple award for her teaching excellence. She has worked with undergraduate students, especially with Filipino students, on retention programs and outreach programs. She is currently a Graduate Mentor for UCLA's McNair Undergraduate Research Scholars program.