‘Alisi Tulua, M.S., is the Project Director for the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) and the Data/Communications Lead for the Southern California Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team (SoCal PICRT). Systemically Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) in the United States (US) are hidden because data are often not collected or are reported in aggregate with other racial/ethnic groups, despite decades of calls to disaggregate NHPI data. As a form of structural racism, data omissions contribute to systemic problems such as inability to advocate, lack of resources, and limitations to political power. Often we hear that generational trauma is passed down, but so is resilience. We will explore intersectional power of storytelling and answer the question of “what do we pass down when we are made to feel invisible?”

She has spent the last 15 years in community-based non-profit work where she continues to receive the greatest and most significant education of her life under the guidance and mentorship of her Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander elders. Over these years, she has contributed to the fabric of NHPI communities through her work in cancer and health disparities, youth development, community organizing, coalition building, capacity building, and policy advocacy.

‘Alisi is honored to be in her current role at the NHPI Data Policy Lab where she is challenged to learn a new area of work in data equity. In addition to this role and her contributions to the SoCal PICRT, she currently serves on the boards of National CAPACD, NHPI Alliance, and Anamatangi Polynesian Voices.

‘Alisi currently lives in Monterey, CA. She has a Master of Science in biology and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and cell biology from University of California, San Diego. 

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This episode was edited by Catt Phan