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Tracy Buenavista
Tracy Lachica Buenavista (she/her) is a professor of Asian American Studies and member of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership at California State University, Northridge. Dr. Buenavista was the co-principal investigator and co-founder of the CSUN DREAM Center, Asian American Studies Pathways Project, Ethnic Studies Education Pathways Project, and the Faculty of Color Wellness Collective; and was a member of the Project Rebound Community Advisory Committee. In her research she utilizes critical race theory to examine how race, (im)migration, and carcerality shape the educational access, retention, and experiences of People of Color. In her real life, she likes to run, (learn to) box, and spend time with her favorite person, Ika.