Our Team

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SEAYCA (Southeast Asian Youth Community in Action)
Organizing site for Southeast Asian youth

Bao Vang is a 2nd generation Hmong American from Sacramento, CA. Growing up in Sacramento and experiencing the inequities within her community is what sparked Bao’s passion for social justice and community activism. Bao became involved in community organizing when she was a youth in UC Davis’s SAFE Outreach program and has consistently organized within Southeast Asian community spaces since then. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from UC Berkeley in Asian American & Asian Diaspora and Political Science. As someone who benefitted and learned so much from youth outreach programs, Bao is very excited to be working at AYPAL with Southeast Asian youths in Oakland and empowering them through community activism. 

bao@aypal.org

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VOYCE (Voices of Oakland Youth for Community Empowerment)
Organizing site for Chinese, Filipinx & Vietnamese youth

Cambria is a mixed race Filipinx woman born and raised in Sacramento, California. She grew up hearing stories of the political persecution her family faced under the Marcos Regime, allowing her to recognize the greater significance of her identity at a young age. This led her to apply her passion toward support of incarcerated folks, whether it be through publishing research or facilitating permaculture classes at carceral facilities. After teaching for OUSD, she recognized a gap in culturally rooted education and is now developing a curriculum to reclaim ancestral wisdom and practices. She is informed by her degree in Environmental Studies which she earned at UC Santa Barbara, along with a certification in Environmental Studies with a certification in Environmental and Climate Justice Advocacy, Leadership, and Activism.

cambria@aypal.org

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Jillian is a second-generation Filipinx-Chinese human born and raised in the Inland Empire. The multiple intersections of their identity feed the determination at getting to the root of a wide breadth of social justice issues. Armed with a BS in Biology from UC Riverside and a Masters in Public Health from Boston University, Jillian is passionate about using their privilege for the liberation and inclusion of structurally marginalized communities. Over the years, they developed a comprehensive and inclusive sexual health curriculum, collaborated with community partners on dispersing important workshops with Asian language access, and worked alongside houseless youth to utilize resources and build skills towards stable housing. They are excited to continue working with the community through AYPAL.

jillian@aypal.org

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Rhummanee Hang is an artist, organizer, and educator who was born and raised in Oakland, CA. She has used art as education since she was 13, honing her dance, theatre, and spoken word skills as a member of performance and dance companies in Oakland and Sacramento. Rhummanee has had many years of experience in racial equity work, culturally specific programming, youth development, and Southeast Asian anti-deportation organizing and has worked with organizations like World Trust Educational Services, Banteay Srei, and the Center for Empowering Refugees & Immigrants. She has earned a Bachelors Degree in Sociology at UC Davis and a Masters Degree in International & Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco. Rhummanee is an Aquarian dragon, crafter, and most importantly, Mommy to the amazing toddler, Noreak! Having admired the work at AYPAL since she was a youth, Rhummanee is excited to be a part of the AYPAL team.

rhummanee@aypal.org

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Stanley has dedicated himself to working with AYPAL since his time as a high school intern. Since then he has worked as a college intern, Site Organizer, Program Manager, and is now AYPAL’s Co-Director alongside Rhummanee Hang.  AYPAL has shaped and informed the work he has done with other organizations with a strong focus on building community and empowering young people in Oakland and the greater Bay Area. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Asian American Studies and Ethnic Studies. His politics have been shaped through his lived experience growing up in Oakland and witnessing inequity, violence, and how oppression has shaped communities of color and their relations with each other.  He strives to create a better Oakland through cultivating youth empowerment to bridge cultural, ethnic, and generational gaps. He hopes that he can  inspire youth through this work and most of all, prepare them for their future endeavors so they can thrive wherever they go.

stanley@aypal.org