My name is Alexandra Monzon. I was born in Manila, a city of the Philippines. My mother and siblings migrated to the U.S. in 2005. I am currently an undergraduate student at UCLA, majoring in public health. My end goal after college is a career surrounding social work as my passion resides in social justice. As a young survivor of abuse, I want to make the world a better place than the world I had to live in as a younger child. I am a social justice warrior for all- not just a feminist, an activist off an on campus. I mentor students from all schools within my community. I aim to make good changes in every institution I touch. I strive for equity and equality. I also mentor young women who have fell in darkness during their childhood to rise against the trauma, and become fierce. While I am booked with academic activities, I do partake in additional work for a source of income. I work 19 hours a week at Taco Bell and I manage my own upcycling clothing business to combat fast fashion and textile waste. I collect unwanted clothes from my community and resew, distress, and paint new designs on each piece. Iḿ an aspiring tattoo artist. I ride and teach motorcycle training.

• I own a upcycling business to combat fast fashion and textile waste. I collect unwanted clothes from my community and resew, distress, and paint new designs on each piece.

  Design · PERSONAL UPCYCLING CLOTHING BUSINESS

  Jan 2017 – Present

• My main duty is to manually note stats of each game. I wrap and tape our players' ankles and physically support their needs throughout the season. I helped manage all non-game events, practices, and funding.

  Facilities Services · JOHN SWETT HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

  Jan 2020 – Present

• I fry, steam, and assemble ordered items. I make and set ingredients when our restaurant's inventory is in need of a restock.

  Food & Beverages · Taco Bell

  Jan 2021 – Present

• Advocacy
• Politics
• Volunteering
• Entrepreneurship

• Cheerleading

  Varsity

  2018 – 2022

• I designed and painted a mural that not only showcased our school's amazing sports teams but with players and characters of all different racial backgrounds, styles, and sexual orientations!

  John Swett High School Leadership · Painting

  2021 – 2021

• I sold commissions of custom paintings throughout my community.

  Canvas Painting Small Business · Painting

  2018 – Present

• I own a upcycling business to combat fast fashion and textile waste. I collect unwanted clothes from my community and resew, distress, and paint new designs on each piece.

  SHOPCUSTOMLEX - personal clothing business · Painting

  2017 – Present

• I crafted confidence workshops, began youth mentoring, and took on activism operations. I worked with a local Women's Homeless Shelter and my club had donated over 1,000 hygienic products. Our motto is to educate, empower, and evolve!

  Public Service (Politics) · PLAN A - WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CLUB

  2018 – Present

  Mission:

  I founded a women empowerment club focused on gathering student peers to spread awareness of global women issues. I

• In the program I read aloud progressive children's books surrounding race and gender equity.

  Volunteering · RODEO HILLS ELEMENTARY SOCIAL JUSTICE READING PROGRAM

  2020 – 2022

  Mission:

  I encouraged discussion on topics of LGBTQ+, ableism, and racism. For many of my students, it was their first time introduced to these subjects in their school setting.

• I've recruited high school and middle school students to discuss and engage upon issues of systemic racism, women's rights, gender equality, and worker's rights. I've assembled trips to nearby town rallies and organized petition-signing fairs.

  Advocacy · PLAN A - Women's Empowerment Club

  2018 – Present

  Mission:

  I founded a women empowerment club focused on gathering student peers to spread awareness of global women issues. I crafted confidence workshops, began youth mentoring, and took on activism operations.Our motto is to educate, empower, and evolve!

• My main accomplishment was being the head petitioner of successfully guiding my school's Board of Education in adopting a new social studies textbook that includes cultural variety.

  Volunteering · John Swett Unified School District Social Justice Committee

  2020 – Present

  Mission:

  I am focused on making my community sufficiently aware of social justice issues.