SCPASA Summit

The Backroom Podcast recently attended the SCPASA Summit. Listen to all the coverage below.

The Backroom Crew at the SCPASA Summit in UC Riverside

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Listen to more interviews from the SCPASA Summit







The Southern California Pilipino American Student Alliance (SCPASA) is an umbrella organization for Filipino American college student organizations in the Southern California region, which consist of over thirty active member groups. One of their signature events that SCPASA conducts is the So Cal Summit. A gathering of member organizations to discuss issues effecting their campus and community, as well as conducting workshops to promote educational and cultural empowerment. This year is the second annual So Cal Summit held at the University of California, Riverside, with the theme Multifaceted: Collegiate Filipino-Americans in Multi-Issue Organizing. The theme is about the many different issues that Filipino-American student leaders must face from personal, on campus, and the community at large.


Ed, Big Virg, and Julius of The Backroom Podcast Crew were present at the event to provide social media coverage for the second annual So Cal Summit. The team interviewed people from all aspects of the event; from the host group to the main organizers, as well as workshop participants and presenters.



SCPASA Summit Coverage

Interview with the SCPASA 2009 Board

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Julius sits down with the SCPASA Board, Chairperson Leezel Ramos, Vice Chairperson Patrick Bondoc, Finance Coordinator Leah Jurilla, Programming Director Michelle Saba, Administrative Coordinator Pia Bianez, and Public Relations Director Kevin Prieto.

Keynote Speaker Ernest Tamayo

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Ernest Tamayo is a graduate of UC Irvine and was invited as the keynote speaker for the SCPASA Summit. This is a recording of his address to the participants.

Interview with Sean Quinlan

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Julius interviews Sean Quinlan, President of Katipunan UC Riverside's Filipino Student organization and host to the SCPASA 2009 Summit.

Interview with David Lazaro

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Julius interview David Lazaro, a graduate from Purdue University, Lazaro led a workshop on the ancient Filipino script known as Babayin.

Interview with Kristine Co

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One of the good things about SCPASA Summit is the chance to meet and network with other people that are spearheading projects from other parts of Southern California. Julius interviews one of the many people, Christine Co, who is forming a literary Magazine called Tayo.

Interview with Joseph Ramirez

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As the day winds down we sat with Joseph Ramirez who finished presenting four different workshops throughout the day.

Interview with San Diego Participants

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At the end of the day Julius gets the scoop with students and participants that made the drive up to UC Riverside to participate in the SCPASA Summit. They give us some of their thoughts and reactions to the days activities.

Chat with Summit participants

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Julius sits down with a few of the Summit participants to get their reaction on the whole event.

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