Professor Daniel Phil Gonzales is Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. At his eveny, he offers a critical analysis of the establishment of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University and the role of Filipino Americans in its founding and development. Professor Daniel Phil Gonzales has a JD fro Hastings College of Law at UCSF and a BA in International relations from San Francisco State College. He is recipient of the prestigious 2011 Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP), San Francisco. This event is held in celebration of Filipino American History Month and is sponsored with Alaskero Partnership Organizers at UAA, UAA Center for Community Engagement and Learning, and UAA Diversity Action Council.