Graduate Student
Fabián Pavón was born and raised in the city of Pomona Ca. (Tongva Village of Toibinga). He identifies as a Chicano with Native Purhepecha roots. He is also a first generation, formerly incarcerated student. He received an Associates in Arts to Transfer in History from Mt. San Antonio College. He later received his Bachelor's degree in Chicana/o/x Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara (Chumash Village of Heli’yuk). After graduation, he returned to Mt. SAC as a Project Expert where he established and developed El Centro: Latinx Student Support Program.
He recently served as a board member of the Latina/o Roundtable of the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley and as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner for the City of Pomona. He successfully led a movement for a year-long Ethnic Studies graduation requirement at Pomona Unified School District and was successful in getting the city of Pomona to increase public investment for parks and recreation facilities and programs. He is currently attending UC Santa Barbara as a PhD student with the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department and is a Racial Justice Fellow. His research focuses on a history of social movements within the Pomona Valley and how these movements uncover systemic inequities that can be traced from colonization to the present day. He hopes to become a professor of Ethnic Studies in order to continue to serve his community.