Hi, I’m Kirin Macapugay
My students call me Professor Mac.
I am a proud community college professor, community organizer, Indigenous Person, and mother. I hold family, community, and culture close to my heart.
02_My Students
MSW I San Diego State University
BA Psychology I San Diego State University
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Social Work & Human Services
Community Organizing & Social Justice
Civic Engagement and Policy
Indigenous Igorot Culture and Tradition and the Fil-Am Community
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PUBLICATIONS
Introduction to Social Work, Macapugay, K., 2019, Cognella Publishing
"Paradise Hills, 1994," Reclaiming our Stories, Alexander, R. et al., 2020, Cityworks Press
"Empowering Igorot Youth," Impower You, Leah Oviedo; Amazon Publishing
"Paradise Hills," The Pilipinx Radical Imagination Reader, Nievera-Lozano and Santa Ana; 2019, PAWA
"Empowerment," Representation over Visibility, Alfredo Leano; 2019, Amazon Publishing
MEDIA
Kirin has been featured and appeared in:
KGTV 10 News
CBS 8
KPBS San Diego
The Filipino Channel
Adobo Nation
ABS-CBN
Asian Journal
Voyager San Diego Magazine
This Filipino American Life Podcast
Yellow Ranger Podcast
Filipino Press
Alliance for California Traditional Arts
National Association of Social Workers
For speaking engagements or to just say hi,
email me at:
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