Hi! I’m Christina. I’m an English teacher in Honolulu. I write about Shakespeare, race, gender, class relations, culture, education, motherhood, and fitness.

I’ve been lucky enough to write for some other fabulous sites, like ASCD, Learning for Justice,  Honolulu Civil Beat, and PRX’s OnBeing. I was also a blogger for EdWeek Teacher for 4 years.

Pertinent Stats

• English Teacher at Punahou School.
• PhD Student in English Literature at UH Mānoa
• Content Creator for Edutopia
• Freelance Writer (Edutopia, Learning for Justice, ASCD, Education Week)
• Wife and Mom to two wiggly toddlers
• Mexipina (Mexicana-Filipina)
• SoCal born and bred, now calling O‘ahu home
• Likes most fitness things (yoga, CrossFit), but mostly endurance running.
• Actress represented by Kathy Muller (Actors Access)
• Interests: Shakespeare, early modern studies, pedagogy, motherhood, education, running, reading, storytelling
• Resume // CV

Fellowships and Projects

• SubjectToClimate Summer Curriculum Fellow, 2023
• National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, 2021
• NEH “Re-Enchanting Nature” Seminar, Summer 2017
• NEA Teacher Leadership Initiative, 2014-2015
• Hope Street Group Hawai‘i Fellowship, 2015-2017
• Teach For America Education 4 Justice Cohort Leader, (2015-2016)

Research, Education, Certifications

• Yoga (RYT 200 Certified, Core Power Yoga)
• Hawai‘i Secondary English Credential
• USC 2009: BA English, BA Theatre
• LMU 2011: MA-Ed, focus on Digital Education
• Teach For America, LA 2009
• Undergraduate Research: Queer Lit love stories
• Masters Research: Coming Out process via comic books
• PhD Research: Shakespeare and Alternative Pedagological Frameworks