Manny De Leon is an immigrant, community organizer, and scholar. Having earned his B.A. in Asian American studies from UC Irvine, Manny has continued his passion for Filipinx-/American studies as an M.A. candidate for UC Irvine’s Asian American studies 4+1 Program. Manny intends to pursue a Ph.D. after his M.A. program to further contribute to the development of Fil-/Am studies and community as a professor.
As a 1.5 generation immigrant from the Philippines, Manny is particularly interested in diasporic narratives, identity construction, and processes of home making within the Fil-/Am diaspora. Engaging with these topics, Manny has organized with the Southern California Fil-/Am community through his capacity as the SCPASA Co-Programming Director 2018-2019 and is the current EPYC Ambassador for the Greater LA Region.
Email: mddeleon@uci.edu
Twitter: @Manny__Deleon