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Sociology Dept.
H. Gray, Chair
C. West, Grad Director
B. Crow, UG Educ Cmte Chr
College 8, 226
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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Jimiliz (Jimi) Valiente-Neighbours Home  Directory Jimiliz (Jimi) Valiente-Neighbours
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Jimiliz (Jimi) Valiente-Neighbours
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Sociology Graduate Program |
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Graduate Student |
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Email: |
jvalient@ucsc.edu |
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Phone: |
(831) 459-3516 Message
(831) 459-3518 Fax |
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Office: |
College 8, Rm. 124 |
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| Courses Taught | |
UCSC
Winter 2009: Reader, SOCY 130, Sociology of Food: Using Food to Learn Modes of Inquiry
UCSD
Fall 2004 thru Fall 2005: Research Assistant, Educational Studies Program
Summer 2005: Discussion Facilitator, Contemporary Issues I: The University in Society
Summer 2004: Writing Facilitator, Contemporary Issues I: The University in Society
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Environmental sociology, racism, and justice movements; transnationalism, immigrant and refugee studies; transnational literature, culture, and politics; community studies, social and environmental inequalities; globalization, consumption, and development; political economy |
| Long Description | |
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Jimiliz (Jimi) Valiente-Neighbours was born and raised in the Philippines until 1993 when she moved to the U.S. (Southern California) to join her parents Jimmy and Lisa. Her transnational life has greatly impacted her studies, activism, and engagement with the community. In San Diego where she did her undergraduate study and worked post-graduation, she has volunteered as an ESL teacher to Karen adult and children refugees; presented workshops on food, sustainability, consumption, and poverty; also facilitated discussions about the Philippine-American War and representations of Filipinos in the media; organized volunteer trips to Ensenada to help build community and learning centers; and mentored underrepresented and low-income students in the university. She remains committed to being involved in the community at Santa Cruz with her partner Robert. |
| Education History | |
Bachelor of Arts in both Ethnic Studies and Literature/Writing, minor in Psychology; Cum Laude distinction, University of California, San Diego
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: "Colonial Legacies: Filipino and American Presents/Presence in the Balikbayan Box"
AWARDS/GRANTS
Kaibigang Pilipino Alumni Association Travel Grant, December 2006
Ethnic Studies Department Thesis Award, June 2005
Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies Research Grant, December 2004
David Jay Gambee Undergraduate Research Scholarship, July 2003
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| Selected Publications | |
Magazine Article
“Filipino Women and Diabetes,” Filipinas Magazine, November 2006, pp 30-33
Presentations/Conferences
Presented paper at the Center for Philippine Studies at the University of Hawai’I at Manoa and Filipino Centennial Celebration Commission, December 2006
Presented paper at the Ethnic Studies Colloquium, UC San Diego, June 2005
Presented paper at the Undergraduate Research Conference, UC San Diego, May 2005 |
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