Naomi Tacuyan Underwood (née Naomi Tuazon Tacuyan) is a Filipina-American journalist, and AAPI activist.
Naomi Tacuyan Underwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Naomi Tuazon Tacuyan |
| Nationality | Filipino American |
| Alma mater | New York University University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Ricardo Hurao Underwood
(m. 2008) |
Underwood grew up in Guam after her family migrated there from the Philippines in the 1980s.[1][2] In January, 2019 she was living in Annandale, Virginia.[3]
She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and Asian Pacific American studies from New York University, and a master's degree in public policy from UCLA.[4] In December 2008, she married Ricardo Hurao Underwood,[5] the third child of Robert A. Underwood.[6]
In 2009, the Filipina Women's Network named her one of America's 100 most influential Filipina women. At the time, she was the deputy director of APIAVote.[7]
In September 2010, she led the Democratic National Committee's outreach program to the AAPI community.[8]
Underwood worked as the director of programs for the Faith & Politics Institute[2] prior to becoming the executive director of the Asian American Journalists Association, serving in the latter role since January, 2019.[9][10][11] She represented the association in a March 2021 meeting at the White House to discuss AAPI issues and how the Biden administration could address anti-Asian hate.[12]
References
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- ^ a b Yuchengco, Mona Lisa (27 July 2022). "Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 35". Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ "Naomi Underwood becomes AAJA executive director". The Guam Daily Post. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ "EPIC - Naomi Tacuyan Underwood". EPIC. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "14 Dec 2008, 19 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "11 May 2019, A16 - Pacific Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "5 Dec 2009, 5 - Pacific Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ Center, Pacific News (2010-09-21). "Naomi Tacuyan Underwood Joins Democratic National Committee". PNC News First. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "New York Daily News changes drawing after backlash over Andrew Yang cartoon". NBC News. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ Association, Asian American Journalists (2019-01-14). "AAJA Announces New Executive Director". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ Yuchengco, Mona Lisa (2022-07-27). "Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 35". Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Asian American leaders meet with White House about AAPI hate". AsAmNews. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
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