Olivia Anderson

Media Coordinator

Olivia Diaz Anderson graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 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. 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. 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 Transfer Admit Weekend, assisted with PISA events, and organized Chamoru cultural performances and educational activities. Prior to her position at EPIC, she was a Leadership Academy intern for the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) in Los Angeles. Through this internship, she was introduced to EPIC and the policy and advocacy world. Olivia 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.