Letter in Support of Marginalized Students
To the students of De Anza College,
In light of recent events, it seems to be increasingly necessary to confirm,
amplify, and redouble our commitment as Classified Professionals to you, the students.
And not just to students as a whole, but specifically to those who are suffering marginalization
at the hands of our governmental systems and of societal stigmas that we as educators
have not yet managed to counter.
We affirm our duty to educate all students.
We affirm our duty to educate undocumented students.
We affirm our duty to educate immigrant and international students.
We affirm our duty to educate Muslim and Jewish students.
We affirm our duty to educate students of all faiths, and students of no faith.
We affirm our duty to educate Black and Brown students.
We affirm our duty to educate low-income students.
We affirm our duty to educate students of all genders and sexual orientations.
We affirm our duty to educate Veteran students.
We affirm our duty to educate students with disabilities.
We affirm our duty to educate Foster Youth students.
We affirm our duty to educate students who have not been previously given the resources
and education which we affirm to be their right.
We, the undersigned, pledge to you that we support you in your career goals,
in your education, and we support your health and well-being. We, by our placement
within this institution, know of many resources which may be of help to you, and we
can go to each other for more information when we do not have the answers immediately.
We have programs, services, and clubs which are designed to serve all of our students.
Please know that we want you here at this campus.
Please know that we want to help you and see you succeed.
To sign this affirmation and pledge, please add your name here*.
(*This will involve signing in to Office 365 using your CWID and MyPortal password)
Below is a list of Classified Professionals who have pledged their support (updated once per quarter, please do not worry if your name does not appear immediately) :
| Classified Senate, by Unanimous Vote | Kit Perales |
| Adam Contreras | La Donna Yumori-Kaku |
| Adriana Garcia | Larry Ching |
| Albin Lee | Laura Hiler |
| Alex Harrell | Laura Watson |
| Alex Lambruschini | Lidia Burlanescu |
| Allison Largent | Lili Krueger-Gilka |
| Alyssa VanZandt | Lily Greene |
| Amanda Cheung | Lily Liang |
| Ambrocine G. Rodriguez | Lisa Hatt |
| Andrea Santa Cruz | Lisa Kirk |
| Angelica Strongone | Liz DiGiulio |
| Anthony Caceres | Margarita Hawthorn |
| Ashley Phillips | Maria Hernandez |
| Bertha Whyte | Maritza Barron |
| Bonnie Mell | marivic burdick |
| C.J. Jones | Mary K. Clark-Tillman |
| Christa Steiner | Matt Trosper |
| Christine Nakahara | McTate M. Stroman II |
| Chương Le | Melecia J. Navarro |
| Cindy Lee | Melissa Ingalls |
| Claudia Guzman | Melodie Cheney |
| claudia ruelas | Mi Chang |
| Cynthia Smith | Michelle Nga Doan |
| Dana S Kennedy | Mojgan Lilly Balouch |
| Daniel Dishno | Nancy Charnoski |
| David Byars | Nancy Hernández |
| Deborah K. Taylor | Nate Kavanaugh |
| Deepa Yuvaraj | Nitzya Cuevas-Macias |
| Dennis Shannakian | Nubia Sanchez |
| Diana Argabrite | Patrick Dowling |
| Diana Contreras | Paula Joseph |
| Diana Martinez | Pete Rabbitt |
| Duc Nguyen | Precious Gerardo |
| Eduardo Mendes | Rebecca Levin |
| Eli Lovdahl | Renee Baluta |
| Erika Flores | Rosemary Jensen |
| Francisco Hernandez | Ruby Chiu |
| George Robles | Sabrina Gonalez |
| Gina Ward | Sabrina Stewart |
| Gio Supnet | Sandra Blackborow |
| Gregory Kimbrough Salas | Sandy Cardoza |
| Hannah Pahl | Satinder Kaur |
| Hayley Davidson | Shawnnie White |
| Heidi King | Sofia Abad |
| Jacqueline Ramos DiBernardo | Steven M. Williams |
| Jason Sousa | Steven Nguyen |
| Jeff Dickard | Stevie Walsh |
| Jennifer Lee | Sylvia Rueda |
| Jennifer nguyen | Tammy Ehle |
| Jessica Weiner | Thao Nguyen |
| Jo Ann Okabe-Kubo | Tina Lockwood |
| Jorge A. Rodriguez | Tina Woo |
| Jose Hernandez | Tony Santa Ana |
| Joseph Ng | Toshi Komatsu |
| Kanako Valencia Suda | Tracy Chung-Tabangcura |
| Karen Franco | Tracy Lam |
| Karen Hunter | Veronica Aparicio |
| Kathy Munson | Victoria Kahler |
| Keri Kirkpatrick | Vins Chacko |
| Kiara Araujo | Yali Zhu |
| Kim Te | Yuan Kuo |
| Kimberly Fukuyama | Yume Kim |
Thanks also to the faculty and administrators who have likewise pledged their support (updated once per quarter, please do not worry if your name does not appear immediately) :
| Al Dominguez | Monica Nolasco |
| Bertha Whyte | Rob Clem |
| Betty Inoue | Sherwin Mendoza |
| Claudia Andrade | Shireen Woo |
| Felipe Ponce | Stacey Cook |
| Julie Lewis | Stacey Shears |
| Lucy Doan | Venkataram Apparao |
| Michele Lebleu Burns |