Eden Jequinto speaks at 2016 College Eight Commencement

Eden Silva Jequinto learned the power of education, organizing, and cultural work from her migrant Pilipino family and the predominantly Third World communities that raised her. Eden graduated from UC, Santa Cruz in 2004 with a BA in American Studies and moved to Oakland, CA where she worked as a core member of EastSide Arts Alliance (ESAA). At ESAA, Eden founded the Guerilla Youth Theatre Project and the Leadership Program, training youth into lead teachers. Eden worked with intergenerational Third World grassroots groups and nonprofits, supporting campaigns through guerilla theatre, healing work, and systemic analyses, before returning to Los Angeles in 2011. After earning her MA in Urban Planning at UCLA in 2013, Eden began at UCLA School of Law as a student in both the Critical Race Studies program and the Epstein Public Interest Law and Policy program. Eden looks forward to serving as a grounded and effective attorney.