Presented by Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, Espacio de Culturas at NYU, New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN), Rutgers Center for Immigrant Justice, NYU School of Law Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center, and FANHS Metro New York.

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This lecture explores the significant yet overlooked contributions of Filipina Americans to the suffrage movements in both the United States and the Philippines during the early twentieth century. Despite the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment’s ratification in 1920, the role of Filipina American suffragettes remains underexplored. By uncovering their stories, this lecture will discuss how their advocacy intersected with broader national and global efforts to dismantle the racial, gendered, and imperial barriers to women’s voting rights.

Rose Cuison-Villazor is professor of law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers Law School where she previously served as interim co-dean (2021-23) and vice dean (2019-2021). Professor Cuison-Villazor is also director of the Center for Immigrant Justice, which conducts publicly engaged research and policy work on progressive immigration and citizenship laws. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute. Her overall research agenda examines the extent to which laws, policies, and norms include and exclude individuals and groups from membership. She teaches and writes in the areas of immigration and citizenship law, property law, and race and the law. She is visiting scholar at the A/P/A Institute at NYU.