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800 State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92831
United States

The Pilipino American Student Association Kaibigan at California State University, Fullerton is student based group set out on Pilipino Unity.

Fall '19

EXECUTIVE BOARD

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Cassidy Ricasa

Position: President

Year: 4th

Major: Kinesiology

Hometown: Daly City, CA (YAY AREAAAA)

Hobbies/Interests: Dancing, singing in the car/shower, binge watching, playing volleyball & basketball

Favorite Song: Love Me For Life by Brockhampton

A Favorite Memory: AKA Fall 2016-2018 <3

Guilty Pleasure: I always like having something play in the background whether it be music, an episode of a tv show, a movie, a podcast, etc. I don’t like silence!

Something not many people know about you: I have scoliosis lol


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Jorge Arellano

Position: Internal Vice President

Year: 5th

Major: Biology

Hometown: Delano, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Eating out, listening to Music, kpop, kdramas, going to the beach, hanging out with friends

Favorite Song: DNA - BTS

A Favorite Memory: Triple B (IYKYK)

Guilty Pleasure: Binge watching Korean dramas late at night

Something not many people know about you: I was in marching band for 4 years in High School. I also played Tennis for 2 years.


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Zarlene Landero

Position: External Vice President

Year: 4

Major: Health Science

Hometown: San Bernardino

Hobbies/Interests: watching anime, napping, adventuring out to new food places

Favorite Song: If I Ain't Got You (feat. Usher) 

A Favorite Memory: Seaside with IP Fall'16 after photoshoot

Guilty Pleasure: french fries

Something not many people know about you: I can spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious


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Position: Secretary

Year: 4th

Major: Health Science

Hometown: Fullerton

Hobbies/Interests: music, music festivals/concerts, travelling

Favorite Song: if only - raveena

A Favorite Memory: reuniting with all of my dad’s side of the family

Guilty Pleasure: tamales

Something not many people know about you: i was born in the philippines


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Position: Treasurer

Year: 3rd

Major: Health Science

Hometown: Alhambra, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Going on food adventures, binge watching TV shows & movies, karaoke, Disneyland, enjoying nature, exploring new cities, dancing, sports, and enjoying the sky.

Favorite Song: Hard to pick, but I would say one of my favorite songs of all time is Big White Room by Jessie J!

A Favorite Memory: Winning $10,000 in scholarships during my senior year of high school

Guilty Pleasure: Eating unhealthy amounts of ice cream

Something not many people know about you: I am a proud first-generation high school graduate and college student!


BOARD OF DIRECTORS


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Position: Friendship Games Co-Cooordinator

Year: 4th Year

Major: Communications

Hometown: San Bernardino

Hobbies/Interests: Music festivals, Coffee Shops, Instagramming

Favorite Song: Love (wip) / San Holo

A Favorite Memory: Standing on the Friendship Games stage during opening ceremony and seeing everyone’s hard work come alive.

Guilty Pleasure: Jack n the box Tacos

Something not many people know about you: I can be very nerdy 🤓









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Position: Friendship Games Co-Coordinator

Year: 4th Year

Major: Business Management

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Hanging out with family and friends, attending music festivals, cooking, watching vlogs

Favorite Song: Blow the Whistle - Too $hort

A Favorite Memory: Friendship Games 34. It will always hold a special place in my heart.

Guilty Pleasure: Smelling hand sanitizer lol

Something not many people know about you: I sleep with my eyes open







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Position: PCN Coordinator

Year: 4th year

Major: Human Services track in Mental Health

Hometown: Elk Grove

Hobbies/Interests: going to concerts/festivals, doing makeup, wearing lashes every day and shopping at trader joe's hehe and laughing

Favorite Song: Miguel -- Sure Thing

A Favorite Memory: going to all the festivals/concerts the past 2 and a half years <3

Guilty Pleasure: HOT. CHEETOS!!!!!!!!

Something not many people know about you: I'm funny.......LMAO


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Position: pcn dance coordinator

Year: third year

Major: health science

Hometown: palmdale, ca

Hobbies/Interests: watching cooking videos on facebook. singing one direction songs with my roomie jess. vlogging my life. making pinterest boards for fun. journaling. thrifting and buying things i dont really need, but want.

Favorite Song: my favorite part by mac miller + ariana grande

A Favorite Memory: summer nineteen because i went up to the bay to celebrate my girlies’ birthdays, spent time with my friends, and explored the city. it was a great weekend getaway with people i love :’)

Guilty Pleasure: watching minecraft videos on youtube.. HAHAHAH

Something not many people know about you: i honestly believe that in a past life i was british, but im actually guamanian.




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Position: Community Advocacy Cultural Chair

Year: Sophomore

Major: Cinema & Television Arts/ Asian American Studies

Hometown: Chino Hills

Hobbies/Interests: Photography! Composing music! Spoken word poetry! Going to comic conventions and music festivals!

Favorite Song: “Back to Me” - Marian Hill

A Favorite Memory: Dog Sledding with my brother in Alaska.

Guilty Pleasure: I like pineapple on pizza.

Something not many people know about you: My name isn’t really RJ. It’s Rianna-Juliet. (Shocker i know).







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Position: academic chair

Year: 4

Major: kinesiology

Hometown: rancho mirage

Hobbies/Interests: vibin’

Favorite Song: big tymers - 88glam

A Favorite Memory: picking up all my adings!! i love you all!!

Guilty Pleasure: i finished Gossip Girl

Something not many people know about you: I lived and was born in Japan :o







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Position: Social Chair

Year: 3rd Year

Major: Health Science

Hometown: Antioch, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Exploring SoCal, going to raves

Favorite Song: Sugar - BROCKHAMPTON

A Favorite Memory: My friend regurgitated noodles and I threw them at Kylie Tarim. 11/10 funny moment.

Guilty Pleasure: Hitting sir Juulius when I wake up.

Something not many people know about you: I stay strapped with at least 3 different devices on me.


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Position: Publicity Chair

Year: 2nd

Major: Computer Science

Hometown: Arcadia

Hobbies/Interests: Designing, painting, tattoos, music, stickers, makeup, shoes, fashion

Favorite Song: My Boo - Usher, Alicia Keys

A Favorite Memory: One of my favorite memories was going to my first event/rave, Escape 2019.

Guilty Pleasure: Watching gaming videos on youtube

Something not many people know about you: I have an art/business account lmao @madebyc8


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Position: Sports Coordinator

Year: 5th Year

Major: Human Services

Hometown: Corona, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, Going out with friends, finding new food places, music festivals, outdoor activities

Favorite Song: Ordinary People - John Legend

A Favorite Memory: My favorite memories come from traveling around the world! I love being able to experience the life in a different country.

Guilty Pleasure: watching TV singing competitions

Something not many people know about you: I have two tattoos!


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Position: Kronicle Editor

Year: 3rd Year

Major: Business Administration w/ a Concentration in Accounting

Hometown: Fremont, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Dance, Yoga, and Going Out to Eat

Favorite Song: In My Life by The Beatles

A Favorite Memory: Going on a spontaneous Big Bear trip with friends during Spring break 2018.

Guilty Pleasure: I don't watch anime, but I love watching My Hero Academia with my boyfriend.

Something not many people know about you: I have 5 cats at home.


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Position: Historian

Year: 4th Year

Major: Health Science w/ a track in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

Hometown: Cypress, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Watching fashion bloggers, getting boba, spending time with friends, shopping, & photoshoots!

Favorite Song: Head in the Clouds - 88rising, Joji

A Favorite Memory: Going on a Vegas trip for a friend’s 21st birthday!

Guilty Pleasure: 7Leaves! I go at least once a week

Something not many people know about you: I have a bird tattoo on my left forearm. 5 birds to represent my family. I chose birds because they remind me of my grandpa when he caught a few birds in our backyard.


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Position: Alumni Liaison

Year: Third year

Major: Business (Finance)

Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Video games, baseball, cars

Favorite Song: Light - San Holo

A Favorite Memory: I don’t have a specific favorite memory, but in general it is anytime I spend time with my family and friends.

Guilty Pleasure: Hot Cheetos

Something not many people know about you: That I am Chinese/Vietnamese and not Filipino.


INFINITE PASABILITIES BOARD


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Position: IP Executive Director

Year: 3rd

Major: Kinesiology

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Hobbies/Interests: I love to go to the beach (sunsets are a plus!), taking master dance classes, going to Disneyland, & being hella spontaneous wit friends <3

Favorite Song: Love is Gone - Slander

A Favorite Memory: My current favorite memory is going to Escape with a lot of my friends in PASA ^-^

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Guilty Pleasure: Word Searches hehe

Something not many people know about you: I can only whistle by breathing in air


Position: Infinite PASAbilities Artistic Director

Year: 3rd

Major: Business/Marketing

Hometown: Torrance, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Playing 5v5 Basketball in the SRC, Singing/Dancing/Playing Guitar, Photograph/Video-Edit/Videography, Spontaneous outings with my friends or my line c:

Favorite Song: Song 2 You - Leon Thomas III, Victoria Justice

A Favorite Memory: Turning around AKA Fall '17 & finding out that my big would be Ate Zar !

Guilty Pleasure: Dark Chocolate Mini Reeses. If I go to the grocery store and see that OOOO you best believe I'm going to swoop on that !

Something not many people know about you: I used to do do Track & Field in highschool all four years and my specialty was Pole Vault! Also I used to be double jointed up until middle school, which means I would be able to bring my arms around my whole body like a jump rope LOL


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Position: IP Artistic Director

Year: 5th year

Major: Accounting

Hometown: Chino

Hobbies/Interests: Gaming, Dancing, Good Food

Favorite Song: Forever - Chris Brown

A Favorite Memory: First time going to Disneyland

Guilty Pleasure: Bruh all that greasy food is guilty pleasure

Something not many people know about you: Not many people know I game because they think all i do is dance (:


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Position: Infinite PASAbility Captain

Year: 2nd

Major: Business

Hometown: Escondido

Hobbies/Interests: Dance, volleyball, & thrifting!

Favorite Song: Mansion Party - Vinny West

A Favorite Memory: Hearing my name be called as one of the new IP captains!

Guilty Pleasure: Recreating TikToks

Something not many people know about you: I can’t swim :/


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Position: IP Co-Captain

Year: 3rd

Major: Computer Science

Hometown: Modesto, California

Hobbies/Interests: I love to dance & I love to cook

Favorite Song: Throwaway//SG Lewis, Clairo

A Favorite Memory: the first party my roommates and I threw our 1st year of college, so much went down.. it was such a blast!!!

Guilty Pleasure: Buying more than intended when I go shopping for groceries/gifts

Something not many people know about you: favorite animal: SEA OTTERS


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Position: Infinite PASAbilities Public Relations Director

Year: 2nd Year

Major: Criminal Justice

Hometown: San Mateo, Bay Area

Hobbies/Interests: I love to dance, but also watching asmr videos (especially jello eating and soap cutting). Since getting the position of PR, I also got really into photoshopping and graphic design!

Favorite Song: Slide - H.E.R (ft. YG)

A Favorite Memory: I was going through a hard time, so all my friends put little sticky notes on my door with words of encouragement, and even surprised me with my best friend, Owen, who flew from the bay just to be with me for the weekend !

Guilty Pleasure: Watching jersey shore

Something not many people know about you: When I came to Fullerton I had no idea what PASA was and was supposed to join the Japanese club.. whoops!


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Position: IP Secretary

Year: 5th Year

Major: Communications-Entertainment and Tourism

Hometown: Union City, CA

Hobbies/Interests: Dance, Shopping, Music Festivals

Favorite Song: "Work From Home" - Fifth Harmony

A Favorite Memory: Dancing at Coachella with my best friends from home

Guilty Pleasure: Britney Spears

Something not many people know about you: I am allergic to milk, not lactose intolerant.


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Position: IP Financial Director

Year: 2nd

Major: Nursing

Hometown: Richmond, Ca

Hobbies/Interests: Binge watching netflix, going to disneyland, raving, dancing

Favorite Song: Fell in Love - Shoreline Mafia

A Favorite Memory: Going on vacation to different resorts in the Philippines with my family.

Guilty Pleasure: Fiending off of my roommates nic device

Something not many people know about you: My roommates and I like to pretend we’re master chefs whenever we cook in our apartment.


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Position: ip media

Year: 2nd

Major: child and adolescent development

Hometown: moreno valley, ca

Hobbies/Interests: dance, painting and shopping

Favorite Song: plans - 88rising

A Favorite Memory: pasa board retreat (:

Guilty Pleasure: ice cream

Something not many people know about you: i have a pet hamster named sunny :3


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Position: IP Historian

Year: 2nd Year

Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Hometown: Hackensack, New Jersey

Hobbies/Interests: Dancing!! and watching anime, reading books or webtoons :3

Favorite Song: Lights up - Harry Styles

A Favorite Memory: my favorite PASA memory was crying with all my teammates before FG 2018 bc we were so excited/happy with our hard work

Guilty Pleasure: guilty pleasure is America’s next top model 🤡

Something not many people know about you: i play the cello!!


CSUF PASA FALL 2019 BOARD INTRODUCTION VIDEO