Grit, Resilient, and empathetic, Jeff was a second generation Filipino immigrant born and raised in Ewa Beach, HI. Now in Portland, OR seeking undergrad in Marketing at the University of Portland. I didn’t really think about my Filipino identity in high school until I started going to college. Transferring from the island to the mainland I had a sort of being home sick and cultural shock of the new environment around me. From the new changes within me as a person I didn’t feel like my true self. He didn’t start understanding my Filipino identity until I joined FASA (Filipino American Student Alliance) which allowed me to go back to my filipino roots and learn more about my identity in the Philippines. Now, I am the Marketing Manager for FASA SA UP. On the side, I really love exploring new places with my friends, going to the beach and making tik toks.

You can follow Jeff on instagram @jefferyyy_ and also @fasasaup to join along his adventures!

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What is Kasamahan Co. a platform that not only amplifies the voices of Filipinos in Hawai’i but seeks to serve a purpose in creating stories that empowers the next generation to bring out their creative expression and side to them. By building connections between community members with those in the diaspora and the homeland we hope to foster the next revolutionaries across different industries.

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