Wayne Jopanda

Assistant Professor Department of Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences wayne.jopanda@sjsu.edu

Current Research Activities

Wayne Jopanda is an Asian American Studies Assistant Professor and received his PhD in Cultural Studies from the University of California, Davis, researching Filipinx student experiences with burn out, trafficked Filipinx teachers, and the education’s commodification of Filipinos’ labor. Wayne is a co-founder and Associate Director of the Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies. Wayne is also the founder of the Brokada Filipinx Men’s Healing Circle. Wayne has taught at Antioch University Seattle, St. Mary’s College, and De Anza College. Committed to community-engaged scholarship, Wayne’s work aims to support and uplift Critical Ethnic Studies through his community organizing and academic work.