Arlene Daus-Magbual

Arlene Daus-Magbual, EdD, is Assistant Professor in the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University’s College of Ethnic Studies and serves as Director of Leadership Development for Pin@y Educational Partnerships. A community-engaged mother-scholar, she has spent nearly two decades fostering critical ethnic studies praxis, anti-Asian violence scholarship, and community-based teacher preparation.

Education

• EdD, Educational Leadership — San Francisco State University
• MA, Asian American Studies — San Francisco State University
• BA, Political Science — University of California, Riverside

Research Interests

Dr. Daus-Magbual’s work centers Filipino American Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Ethnic Studies pedagogy. She interrogates Anti-Asian Violence, advances Critical Leadership Praxis, and develops Barangay Pedagogy—a collective, community-rooted approach to teaching and learning. Her scholarship also explores Critical Race Parenting and the role of AANAPISI institutions in fostering educational equity.

Publication Trends

Across more than fifteen recent publications, Daus-Magbual articulates a coherent scholarly arc: community-engaged ethnic studies praxis that empowers Filipino American educators, students, and families. Her co-authored pieces emphasize collaborative knowledge production, while sole-authored entries document histories of anti-Asian violence and advance frameworks for critical leadership and parenting.

Honors, Awards & Grants

• Principal Investigator & Project Director, ARC (Access, Relevance, and Community for Transfer Students) — U.S. Department of Education Title III AANAPISI cooperative grant with San Mateo Community College District (2022–present)
• Principal Investigator & Project Director, REACH (Responsive Education for Access, Community, and Hope) — U.S. Department of Education Title III AANAPISI grant at SFSU (2020–present)
• Co-Principal Investigator, ASPIRE (Asian American and Pacific Islander Retention and Education) — U.S. Department of Education Title III AANAPISI grant at SFSU (2016–2024)

Campus & Community Leadership

On campus, she serves on the Asian American Studies Hiring and Scholarship Committees, the Doctoral Partnership Advisory Board for the Ed.D. program, and the CSU Student Success Graduation Initiative 2025. She recently co-chaired the WASC Student Success team. In the community, she has been Organizational Director of Pin@y Educational Partnerships since 2003 and Commissioner (and former Vice Chair/Chair) of the Daly City Commission of Arts and Culture since 2017.

Labs, Teams & Creative Collaborations

Through Pin@y Educational Partnerships she mentors a pipeline of future critical educators; she also co-produces creative works such as the 2024 short film Art of Work, extending scholarly praxis into visual storytelling.