On Start of US-Philippine Relations
On Filipino Manongs & Labor Organizing
About Carol Ojeda-Kimbrough
Prior to a career in teaching, Carol worked in the public sector as a field deputy and community organizer to Los Angeles City Councilmember Jackie Goldberg. In this capacity, Carol assisted neighborhood residents and organizations in addressing issues and finding solutions with stakeholder buy-ins. Carol was also instrumental in helping Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA, Inc.) purchase its home in Historic Filipinotown.
Since 2004, Prof. Ojeda-Kimbrough has taught at various colleges and universities including Occidental College (Urban and Environmental Program), California State University, Los Angeles (Dept. of Anthropology) and USC School of Social Work.
In 2008, Prof. Ojeda-Kimbrough co–chaired the Los Angeles Singgalot Committee which brought the Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibit, Singgalot: Filipinos – from Colonial Subjects to Citizens, to Los Angeles for a three-month exhibit at Remy’s on Temple art gallery (in Historic Filipinotown). In the same year, Prof. Ojeda-Kimbrough joined the Pasadena City College President’s Asian American Advisory Board. In 2009, Carol returned to UCLA to co-teach a Research Methods class, Redistricting and Communities of Common Interest, in preparation for the 2010 Census.
In May 2013, the UCLA Pilipino American Alumni Association presented Prof. Ojeda-Kimbrough with its Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award and in February 2014, Prof. Ojeda-Kimbrough was nominated for Outstanding Temporary Faculty for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at California State University, Fullerton.
Outside of academe, Prof. Ojeda-Kimbrough was involved in community advocacy as a member of the Los Angeles County Citizens Commission on Economy and Efficiency (1992-2002) and Commission on Public Social Services (2002-2012); as a Planning Commissioner for the City of San Gabriel (2005-2012), and as a member of the Board of Directors of the nonprofit group Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (1992-1999) and the Board of Directors of the Filipino American Library.