Olivia Anderson

EPIC Intern

Olivia Diaz Anderson will graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles this June with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a minor in Asian American Studies. Originally from San Francisco, California, she has always been passionate about sustainability, serving her community, and creating art and music. She is Chamoru (indigenous to Guam and the Mariana Islands) and is very interested in the cultural, environmental, and political issues in Guam as well as other U.S. Pacific territories. She is committed to learning her native language, which is endangered, and revitalizing it through her family’s Chamoru language organization I Sakman I Fino’-Ta–which she creates graphics and photos for, runs the social media account, and curates projects for. At UCLA she was the Transfer Yield Coordinator on the board for the Pacific Islands’ Student Association (PISA) where she put together the Pacific Islander Admit Weekend, assisted with many other PISA events, and organized Chamoru cultural performances and educational activities for the association as well. She hopes to continue organizing and helping her Pacific Islander community by using her skills in various mediums of art, design, and photography to be a voice for the islands.