Julius Membrere Orejudos, FACES Oakland alumnus Class of 2009, was born and raised in Oakland, California. He is a first-generation college student and proud son of Filipino immigrants. Julius earned his Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2013. He is an Oral Lee Brown Foundation scholar who fully… [Read More]

“Salutations! My name is Shakir Mackey and I am a class of  2009 FACES alum.  After I got my degree in Psychology from Georgetown College (Minor in Voice), I joined two Bay Area chorales: the San Francisco Bach Choir and the East Bay Symphony Chorus. My first two years back in the Bay Area were… [Read More]

Anne Nguyen graduated from FACES San Diego in 2013. She is currently a fifth-year student at the California State University of San Marcos, majoring in Human Development with a minor in Communication. “I am a first-generation college student and I remember how difficult it was to choose a college to attend. Also, I didn’t know… [Read More]

Kevineshia Island, FACES Oakland Class of 2006, is currently working to complete her Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration at the University of Phoenix.  Kevineshia works as a Supervisor in Administrative Services in the Department of Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente. Kevineshia shares that FACES played an important role in “setting the foundation for my whole medical… [Read More]

“My name is Soknay Lim. I am currently a fifth-year undergraduate student at San Francisco State University with a major in Health Education and a minor in Holistic Health. I was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. When I was eleven years old, my family and I immigrated to San Francisco for better opportunities. As a… [Read More]