Naomi Tacuyan Underwood
Born
Naomi Tuazon Tacuyan
NationalityFilipino American
Alma materNew York University
University of California, Los Angeles
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • activist
Spouse
Ricardo Hurao Underwood
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(m. 2008)​

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 1980s.[1][2] In January, 2019 she was living in Annandale, Virginia.[3]

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.[4] In December 2008, she married Ricardo Hurao Underwood,[5] the third child of Robert A. Underwood.[6]

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.[7]

In September 2010, she led the Democratic National Committee's outreach program to the AAPI community.[8]

Underwood worked as the director of programs for the Faith & Politics Institute[2] prior to becoming the executive director of the Asian American Journalists Association, serving in the latter role since January, 2019.[9][10] She represented the association in a March 2021 meeting at the White House to discuss AAPI issues and how the Biden administration could address anti-Asian hate.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Asian-Americans Carve Out A Place In Politics". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  2. 1 2 Yuchengco, Mona Lisa. "Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 35". Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Naomi Underwood becomes AAJA executive director". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  4. ↑ "EPIC - Naomi Tacuyan Underwood". EPIC. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  5. ↑ "14 Dec 2008, 19 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  6. ↑ "11 May 2019, A16 - Pacific Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  7. ↑ "5 Dec 2009, 5 - Pacific Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  8. ↑ Center, Pacific News (2010-09-21). "Naomi Tacuyan Underwood Joins Democratic National Committee". PNC News First. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. ↑ "New York Daily News changes drawing after backlash over Andrew Yang cartoon". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  10. ↑ Association, Asian American Journalists (2019-01-14). "AAJA Announces New Executive Director". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  11. ↑ "Asian American leaders meet with White House about AAPI hate". AsAmNews. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-11-23.


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