Erica D. Chutuape is a doctoral candidate in the Urban Education program at the CUNY Graduate Center. She received an M.A. from Columbia University in Cognitive Studies in Education and a B.A. from Northwestern University in Psychology. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at CUNY's Brooklyn College, Hunter College, and the School for Professional Studies. Her research interests include the critical examination of race, ethnicity, and culture, particularly as they relate to Asians in the U.S. Her dissertation focuses on Filipino American high school students' construction of identity through the (re)creation and negotiation of racial discourse. She has presented her work at local and national conferences on education and immigration. She has also served on the Board of Directors for Filipino American Human Services, Inc.