Kayumanggi Committee
AKA Kayu
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Watch Kayu at 2015 Rhythms and 2014 Breaking Ground to see how we spread culture through dance
Kayumanggi, the Tagalog word meaning "brown-skinned" is a Filipino arts organization at Stanford. "Kayu" aims to provide opportunities not only to showcase Filipino-American culture, but to actively challenge, explore and evolve it through the mediums of dance, art, music, and drama - with a focus on ethnic and historical education. We are open to all and no experience is necessary. We hope to foster an inclusiveness and openness not just among Filipino-Americans, but with the Stanford and Greater Bay Area communities. We host various arts workshops and perform/present for various events throughout the year, which culminates in our annual Spring Pilipino Cultural Night (PCN): a grand show filled with dance, music, acapella, and spoken word, all framed by a dramatic skit that addresses and explores aspects of the Filipino-American experience and identity.
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Kayu Co-Chairs
Trisha Litong
Hey y'all! My name is Trisha Litong (class of 2022) and I am from Houston, Texas. I have been involved in PASU since Friendship Games 2018. As a Kayumanggi co-chair for the 2019-2020 academic year, I am excited to dance all my days and nights away in workshops, teach-ins, and my favorite PASU/Kayu event, Pilipinx Cultural Night. I love traveling, learning more history about the Filipinx people, eating BBQ and matcha-flavored things, and taking myself out on self-care dates.
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Kavita Selva
Hi! I'm Kavita, one of the Kayu co-chairs. I'm a junior from Houston TX, studying MS&E. Last year I joined PASU as a Kayu intern and I'm back for more. My hobbies include somehow trying to become an interesting person despite having a personality that solely consists of The Office references and eggs. My interests include Notion, Slack, and GroupMe.
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Drew Vallero
I'm a Sophomore from Davis, California studying Earth Systems and serving as Kayu Co-Chair this year! Catch me thrifting, sippin on that boba, painting, and bopping along to anything High School Musical. As Co-Chair, I'm very much looking forward to our 10th annual PCN, leading dance workshops, and reconnecting with our culture through dance. I'm so excited for the journey ahead with this community. Kayu Kayu woo woo!
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Ysabel Ojoylan
Hellooo! My name is Ysabel Ojoylan and I use she/her pronouns. This is my last year (ya YEEET) at Stanford and I am pumped to go out with a bang. I study psychology and education, a life-changing decision that took place after serendipitously meeting a stranger (who happened to be a teacher!) outside of a Ghost Alley Espresso in downtown Seattle. You can frequently find me jumping through tinik sticks, wiggling about even when I'm not in a studio, taking forever to walk everywhere, and drinking havana lattes from CoHo. Excited to meet you :-)
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Gillyn Maung
Henlo! My name is Gillyn Maung, I'm a rising fourth year from Seaside, California. In PASU, I was a frosh intern for Kapatid and a GenMem for two years, but am now back in core as one of the Kayu Financial Officers! I'm majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in Gender, Sexuality & Mental Health in Marginalized Communities, hoping to pursue an MSW and to one day work in Student Affairs. I spend a lot of my free time dancing (with Common Origins, Kayu, and XTRM), watching youtube, drinking iced coffee (typical gay), and almost anything I can actually motivate myself to do. I will also be one of the co-leads for an Alternative Spring Break trip focused on LGBTQ+ and Asian American Intersectionality, so look out for that and a great year with PASU and Kayu!
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Hannah Pingol
Hey!!! My name is Hannah and I'm a sophomore studying Product Design & Pre-Med. I'm also a Capricorn if that matters to anyone lol. I'm from San Diego but one of my life goals is to live in Hawaii (mostly for the food, ngl). Some of the things I love the most are music, dance, perfume, sunsets, sleep, and pretty much anything sweet. I'm super excited to join Kayu this year and also to become more involved in PASU in general because, even though it is kinda cheesy, it really does feel like my home away from home.
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