Naomi Tacuyan Underwood

Naomi Tacuyan Underwood (née Naomi Tuazon Tacuyan) is a Filipina-American journalist and AAPI activist.

Underwood grew up in Guam after her family migrated there from the Philippines in the 1980's.[1]

She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and Asian Pacific American studies from New York University, and a master's degree in public policy from UCLA.[2] In December 2008, she married Ricardo Hurao Underwood,[3] the third child of Robert A. Underwood.[4]

In 2009, the Filipina Women's Network named her one of America's 100 most influential Filipina women. At the time, she was the deputy director of APIAVote.[5]

In September 2010, she led the Democratic National Committee's outreach program to the AAPI community.[6]

Underwood is the executive director of the Asian American Journalists Association, having served in that role since January, 2019.[7][8] She represented the organization in a March 2021 meeting at the White House to discuss AAPI issues and how the Biden administration could address anti-Asian hate.[9]

References
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  2. "EPIC - Naomi Tacuyan Underwood". EPIC. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
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  5. "5 Dec 2009, 5 - Pacific Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  6. Center, Pacific News (2010-09-21). "Naomi Tacuyan Underwood Joins Democratic National Committee". PNC News First. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  7. "New York Daily News changes drawing after backlash over Andrew Yang cartoon". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  8. Association, Asian American Journalists (2019-01-14). "AAJA Announces New Executive Director". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. "Asian American leaders meet with White House about AAPI hate". AsAmNews. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-11-23.


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