“Michelle Magalong is a leading voice for the Asian and Pacific Islander community and in historic preservation as the executive director of the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation (APIAHiP). She is also the associate director of the Center for Social Innovation in the School of Public Policy at University of California, Riverside (UCR). She received her BA in Ethnic Studies and Urban Studies and Planning at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and MA and PhD in Urban Planning at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).”

“She served in numerous advisory roles in historic preservation, including on the National Parks Service Experts Panel for the Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Theme Study at National Historic Landmarks Program (Department of the Interior), Advisory Committee for California Statewide Asian American Context Statement, and Advisory Committee for the City of Los Angeles SurveyLA Asian American Context Statement.”

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